Stupid things new divers do...

[genxweb]

Got to see RJP and Wayne (My CD, pointed Wayne out) in action this past weekend at Dutch. Saw you guys gearing up and passed by you a few times while you were doing the training with your students. I was up there doing my instructor specialties. Meant to stop by and say Hi but had a tight schedule. Will make sure to introduce myself next time. The buoyancy control they have is something I want to strive to teach my students.

 

[RJP]

Got to see RJP and Wayne (My CD, pointed Wayne out) in action this past weekend at Dutch. Saw you guys gearing up and passed by you a few times while you were doing the training with your students. I was up there doing my instructor specialties. Meant to stop by and say Hi but had a tight schedule. Will make sure to introduce myself next time. The buoyancy control they have is something I want to strive to teach my students.

Your instructor must have good eyes... as Wayne wasn't there this past weekend.

:d

PS - I believe you and I met years ago on the Tuna Seazure when it was running out of Tuckerton. My first time on that boat. (May have been yours as well?) Rainy day. Dove some big giant rockpile. I recall details of how many sausage mcmuffins you had that morning on the way to the boat. I wasn't with you for breakfast, but on the boat you spent a fair bit of time leaning over the rail while bemoaning the fact that you ate two earlier that morning. :d

 

[johngayle]

im a tech diver he looks perfect too me great trim and buoyancy looks like a skilled diver quit whining

 

[Storker]

im a tech diver he looks perfect too me great trim and buoyancy looks like a skilled diver quit whining

Irony is always a difficult discipline. I'm not sure whether it was you who ought to have heard a whooshing sound as the point of the OP flew past over your head, or if it was me who should have listened more carefully for the same type of "whoosh" from your reply...

 

[RJP]

im a tech diver he looks perfect too me great trim and buoyancy looks like a skilled diver quit whining

Sar-chasm: the gulf between one poster's comments... and another's ability to get the joke.

 

[corvettejoe]

Reminds me of our checkout dives:
This is myself and my buddy.
I know I always brag on him, but we had an EXCELLENT [cave diving explorer] instructor that harped on us the importance of proper trim and buoyancy from the very start.

IT CAN BE DONE!

Congrats on your properly setup new diver!! I wish more people taught that way!

 

[genxweb]

RJP. My instructor seems to know everyone and is not always correct on pointing out the right people . That was me on the boat. That was a long time ago prob 6 + years as my ex was just pregnant with my son and he is 6 now.

 

[RJP]

RJP. My instructor seems to know everyone and is not always correct on pointing out the right people . That was me on the boat. That was a long time ago prob 6 + years as my ex was just pregnant with my son and he is 6 now.

6yrs sounds about right... Not sure how/why I remembered that. Think you may have also had your screen name on your tanks?

 

[LowDrag]

I wish my trim and buoyancy was that good. This has me wondering if anyone knows of any threads that explain how to set up your gear and what to practice to become this good? I have watched quite a few video's on the frog kick and proper trim and buoyancy but none of them tell you how to get there.

 

[corvettejoe]

I wish my trim and buoyancy was that good. This has me wondering if anyone knows of any threads that explain how to set up your gear and what to practice to become this good? I have watched quite a few video's on the frog kick and proper trim and buoyancy but none of them tell you how to get there.

The BEST way is to just have someone mentor you in this. Find an experienced diver with good skills that is good at explaining/teaching and dive with them... a LOT.

You will pickup their good habits, methods and skills in no time. No need for a class or spending money to do this.. it's just "being shown how to do it the right way" and practice practice practice.

IMO, gear setup really doesn't play a big role in diving this way. I can do it in any type of BC, tank configuration, backmount, sidemount, no mount, just jumping in the water with a single AL80 and no other gear, etc... it just takes practice..... but also sometime to show you how to do it right.

Videos, pictures and diagrams can only explain so much, and many are heavy on gear configs, or to sell you something... which I believe simply doesn't need to be.

If you ever make a trip to FL sometime, look me up and I'd be glad to dive with you