t4e
Contributor
Why do many people equate more time = better divers?
i didn't say that, did I?
and i'll never will, simply because IMO when you get the certification you are indeed a diver but that's when the real learning and building on your experience starts in order to become a better diver
that is when you are on your own, out of the comfort of having your instructors around you to help you out, and need to put those skills you learned to a real test
i do think tho that more time training builds your confidence more
when we decided to get certified we looked at all the possibilities and we chose ACUC because of their through training schedule of a total of 10 weeks plus the required 4 checkout dives
in those 10 weeks we covered a much wider set of skills than any of the other certifications we looked at, maybe it has to do with what the instructor feels its important too
those 10 weeks allowed us to practice everything at a leisurely pace without the pressure of knowing you have a very tight schedule to cram it all in and for those that had difficulties with certain skills there was enough time to stay on the side and spend extra time on getting a good handle on them
its in light of all we did for our training that i find it impossible to cover it in a weekend, plus you wouldn't really have the luxury of extra time to deviate from the regular schedule