DIR-Atlanta
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That is a patently ridiculous statement. In fact, I would argue that a pool is the best place to learn about buoyancy. If you can hold horizontal trim and do skills in 4 feet of water, then you can do it anywhere. Deeper water makes these skills easier, not harder.LIVES4SHARKS:When I told my instructor that I have been working on my diving and especially in the pool...he flat out said that I couldn't learn buoyancy in the pool.
Ancient proverb - "Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it". I am often astounded at the pronouncements about "what will or won't work" that come out of some diver's mouths. More often than not it is someone who should really know better (like an instructor or a dive shop owner).LIVES4SHARKS:When I went to the Bahamas, I was the only one truly holding trim, then was told that my frog kick was useless in OW. [...] So I was shunned by the same group that trained me because I was no longer part of THEIR club. ( The long hose and JET fins really kept me out of the COOL group).
Personally I think you are on the right track. I know you have been working with Perrone, and I am sure he is telling you Good Stuff and not BS. Keep listening to the people who are working to make you a better diver, and steer clear of the ones who are doing otherwise.
FYI, all the "cool kids" are wearing Jetfins these days.
You mean like a fish?LIVES4SHARKS:I went into another LDS and [...] they asked me "SO...you like to dive HORIZONTAL?" As if I was an alien from another water world!