My wife and I just got back from the first two dives in our AOW class. Learned to shoot a bag both kneeling on the bottom and while neutral in mid-water. While practicing the former skill, I somehow managed to get the line wrapped around my primary reg. It was a bit unnerving, particularly since I did not notice until my wife/buddy pointed it out and untangled me. Nothing bad happened, as the bag was not yet inflated, but we're doing the final two dives of the course as wreck dives off the Jersey coast and if it happens there it would not be so good!
Is this kind of thing common? I've read a decent bit about shooting bags in the last few hours, and the big problem people talk about seems to be with the reel not unspooling properly.
Do people normally learn to shoot bags in AOW? It wasn't listed in the course materials. Not that I'm complaining; it's been the most interesting/challenging part of the course so far.
Is this kind of thing common? I've read a decent bit about shooting bags in the last few hours, and the big problem people talk about seems to be with the reel not unspooling properly.
Do people normally learn to shoot bags in AOW? It wasn't listed in the course materials. Not that I'm complaining; it's been the most interesting/challenging part of the course so far.