ogtool
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Hey all,
Relative newbie to diving (OW certified ~ 18 months and 14 dives total in the log) but heading to Tonga for the humpbacks/8 dives in a few months and got a bunch of Ikelite gear `en route as well and want to ramp up the frequency of my diving....
I'm pretty high on air usage at the moment, and from all I read, the main route to better consumption is just to dive more and control the buoyancy more. With a relatively small number of dives under my belt, would those of you who have done it before recommend doing a few more dives to settle nerves/become more comfortable before doing the buoyancy course - meaning I might get more out of it, or is this really what the buoyancy course will teach?
(background info) - main dives so far have been < 15M reef dives on the GBR/Fiji etc, but also did a dry duit at Silfra Crack in Iceland, so had a couple of different dive types already and getting more confident.
Chicken or egg question really.
Keen to hear your thoughts.
Cheers.
Relative newbie to diving (OW certified ~ 18 months and 14 dives total in the log) but heading to Tonga for the humpbacks/8 dives in a few months and got a bunch of Ikelite gear `en route as well and want to ramp up the frequency of my diving....
I'm pretty high on air usage at the moment, and from all I read, the main route to better consumption is just to dive more and control the buoyancy more. With a relatively small number of dives under my belt, would those of you who have done it before recommend doing a few more dives to settle nerves/become more comfortable before doing the buoyancy course - meaning I might get more out of it, or is this really what the buoyancy course will teach?
(background info) - main dives so far have been < 15M reef dives on the GBR/Fiji etc, but also did a dry duit at Silfra Crack in Iceland, so had a couple of different dive types already and getting more confident.
Chicken or egg question really.
Keen to hear your thoughts.
Cheers.