It's been a while since someone has posted on this thread. I just wanted to make a comment and this seemed the most appropriate thread.
I had a really great experience today with The Scuba Shop on Greenfield Rd. in Mesa. I had signed up my daughter (age 11) to do a Discover Scuba class back in December. We had to cancel that one but ended upt going today. They provised all the gear for her and a tank and then since I had brought my gear with me, I went along and they let me use one of their tanks. It was just the instructor and my daughter and myself in their pool. This was her first experience ever with diving. That is a really great environment they have there at The Scuba Shop and their own, heated, yes heated pool. The instructor was really patient with her since she kept struggling with her mask, and then struggling with her ears as we got below 6' and then never really got below 7' since she kept coming up. We ended up staying in the shallow end and she learned how to clear her mask and to take the regulator out and put it back in while under water. Basis tasks, but for her, an 11 year old and someone who's never even snorkelled before, she ended up learning how.
The instructor was really nice and patient with her. We ended up staying in the pool for just over an hour. I know they were running a special back in December with the coupon to get a free Discover Scuba lesson like this, but this was January and they still didn't charge me. I left a tip though for the instructor since he really was patient with my daughter with her mask and ear issues. It took longer than I though because of those but she still had a really fun time. My daughter wants to go back and try again to equalize her ears and eventually get to the deep end.
I was really thankful for them and their hospitality. It was a great place for my 11 year old daughter and any younger divers. My other kids and my wife even got to view a little from the parent viewing area behind the glass wall inside their shop which faces the indoor pool.
I just wanted to thank them at The Scuba Shop. I thought this might be a good place to post that.
- Josh