KevinNM
Contributor
The main drawback with this comparison is that a novice skier using expert-type skis really can get themselves in very serious trouble, as it allows them to ski much faster then they can probably handle.I see it somewhat like snow skiing and first choice of skis...there are some people that will start with novice skis...good for the bunny slope and green runs...but not really good for much progression...but you don't need to do much right for them to get you down the hill. Then you toss the novice skis, and get performance skis you can actually learn high skill levels with, and get to be a good skier with.
Bp/wings allow you to get perfect trim and low drag, in your very first ow class. While not impossible for you to get perfect trim in a jacket, they keep more divers kind of sloppy in trim, and are harder to tune for ideal trim....in fairness, a really good diver can get perfect trim in a jacket....but the jacket was never designed for perfect trim and low drag....
There really isn't any issue like this for a novice diver. Unless you get some nutcase trying to sell you a closed circuit rebreather, the gear used by really skilled divers is perfectly usable by a novice.