CamG
Contributor
Greetings Jeni and congrats !
That is a great report that I am certain will help those contemplating AOW.
The art of relaxation takes time for all of us and we all have different stressors to work through.
When we do relax look out the weight is coming off!
My belt lost like 10lbs and after another 100 dives lost 5-6lbs more.
The peak performance buoyancy of the AOW was probably the most useful information I have ever learned.
It ingrained the skills to achieve proper buoyancy and then we were MADE to prove this in the water! Our instructor prided himself in teaching proper buoyancy from OW to AOW and as you progressed expected more.
The search and recovery / navigation was really fun and have used those skills to find items, recover said items and make some fat $$$$!
My AOW experience was a awesome one and spurred me onto more training to master skills.
It is where I started to get a glimpse that AOW was not a end all but rather a rock in the path.
All our paths are different and some are pleased to remain at any level and others keep climbing there is no right or wrong simply what dive goals do you set as an individual.
The most important lesson bar none from AOW was the quote from my instructor,
"Divers learn in the water!, Train hard, dive often, then dive some more!
Master your skills they will serve you well, keep them fresh because they will save your ass!"
I have found those words very useful since May of 2007.
I count myself a beginner on the path to my dive goals
Great report and those contemplating AOW take the time to get the most from the class and master the skills from OW-AOW they will serve you well!
Safe diving all,
CamG Keep Diving....Keep Training....Keep Learning!
That is a great report that I am certain will help those contemplating AOW.
The art of relaxation takes time for all of us and we all have different stressors to work through.
When we do relax look out the weight is coming off!
My belt lost like 10lbs and after another 100 dives lost 5-6lbs more.
The peak performance buoyancy of the AOW was probably the most useful information I have ever learned.
It ingrained the skills to achieve proper buoyancy and then we were MADE to prove this in the water! Our instructor prided himself in teaching proper buoyancy from OW to AOW and as you progressed expected more.
The search and recovery / navigation was really fun and have used those skills to find items, recover said items and make some fat $$$$!
My AOW experience was a awesome one and spurred me onto more training to master skills.
It is where I started to get a glimpse that AOW was not a end all but rather a rock in the path.
All our paths are different and some are pleased to remain at any level and others keep climbing there is no right or wrong simply what dive goals do you set as an individual.
The most important lesson bar none from AOW was the quote from my instructor,
"Divers learn in the water!, Train hard, dive often, then dive some more!
Master your skills they will serve you well, keep them fresh because they will save your ass!"
I have found those words very useful since May of 2007.
I count myself a beginner on the path to my dive goals
Great report and those contemplating AOW take the time to get the most from the class and master the skills from OW-AOW they will serve you well!
Safe diving all,
CamG Keep Diving....Keep Training....Keep Learning!