I remember reading what I thought was a very sad post from someone a couple of years ago. He had been in Grand Cayman, if I remember right, and had spent several days on a boat with some DIR-trained divers. He was very complimentary of their diligence and their diving skills . . . and ended the post by saying that he was too old or too far along to acquire those skills himself.
In fact, although it does take some instruction and a bit of practice, much better skills than are generally required in OW are within anyone's grasp. Non-silting propulsion techniques can be taught by anyone with a background in wreck penetration or cave diving (or Fundies ) and precise buoyancy and trim should also be found with any instructor who has a technical diving background (although sadly, it isn't universally true).
What's unique about Fundies is what gsk3 nailed -- it's the team component of diving, using all of these individual skills to form a tighter, more functional diving team to make everything easier, stress-free and more FUN.
In fact, although it does take some instruction and a bit of practice, much better skills than are generally required in OW are within anyone's grasp. Non-silting propulsion techniques can be taught by anyone with a background in wreck penetration or cave diving (or Fundies ) and precise buoyancy and trim should also be found with any instructor who has a technical diving background (although sadly, it isn't universally true).
What's unique about Fundies is what gsk3 nailed -- it's the team component of diving, using all of these individual skills to form a tighter, more functional diving team to make everything easier, stress-free and more FUN.