We had an excellent day at the pool today! Nothing means more to an instructor than to have a student really understand and internalize a lesson. JP's wife did that today!!
Today was the first full day on scuba and after the weighting determination, mask skills, regulator skills, no-mask breathing UW etc, etc we moved on to the golf ball game, which is my way of introducing buoyancy control through breathing. No one eve has this mastered during this session but they do start getting the idea. Such was the case with Monica until I was talking to her while we were breaking down the gear at the end of the day. She very clearly described what she was doing and what each attempted action would result in. She also noted that it was just slightly more difficult to descend from the surface just by exhaling when the tank got below 1000psi and she knew why this was the case. At this point in the class most people have not put that much stuff together in their own mind, on their own. She clearly gets it, and now only needs some practice time to refine and then really hone her buoyancy skills. We still have four or five session to go, and naturally, I will provide some "issues" along the way
High fives to Monica!!!
Today was the first full day on scuba and after the weighting determination, mask skills, regulator skills, no-mask breathing UW etc, etc we moved on to the golf ball game, which is my way of introducing buoyancy control through breathing. No one eve has this mastered during this session but they do start getting the idea. Such was the case with Monica until I was talking to her while we were breaking down the gear at the end of the day. She very clearly described what she was doing and what each attempted action would result in. She also noted that it was just slightly more difficult to descend from the surface just by exhaling when the tank got below 1000psi and she knew why this was the case. At this point in the class most people have not put that much stuff together in their own mind, on their own. She clearly gets it, and now only needs some practice time to refine and then really hone her buoyancy skills. We still have four or five session to go, and naturally, I will provide some "issues" along the way
High fives to Monica!!!
