I was on a dive boat the other day, and we were all chatting about what the key indicators of a "good" diver are. It was an interesting discussion (which hopefully we can replicate here).
I recalled to mind something my instructor said to me when I was 15 and doing my AOW classes. "If you want to know if someone is a good diver, don't look at how many certifications they have, or how long they have been diving, or how deep they say they go, or how long they can spin out a Aluminum 80. Just look behind them when they dive. Good divers never kick up sh**". Bit oversimplistic, but I have always thought sounded about right. Certainly made me very conscious about finning techniques (which I suspect was his objective in the first place).
I recalled to mind something my instructor said to me when I was 15 and doing my AOW classes. "If you want to know if someone is a good diver, don't look at how many certifications they have, or how long they have been diving, or how deep they say they go, or how long they can spin out a Aluminum 80. Just look behind them when they dive. Good divers never kick up sh**". Bit oversimplistic, but I have always thought sounded about right. Certainly made me very conscious about finning techniques (which I suspect was his objective in the first place).