Menk
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Apologies if this has been asked before, but would you recommend Primer for someone fresh out of open water before doing Fundies?
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I can't do this at all - staying neutral in one spot involves frantic/random/chaotic/extremely-tiring finning and arm flapping for me. The BP/W helped in the sense that I'm not vertical as much anymore but getting neutral and staying still enough to focus on anything is still beyond me at the moment. I figured the Primer setting would be a lot more forgiving given my current abilities.If you can get somewhat neutral and stay put so you can watch the demos you'll be good.
Uh, is this open to other aspiring DIR/GUE divers in the area as well? We'd love to get some first hand experience/knowledge from local divers. I found out about GUE from someone earlier this year (can't remember his name) when I was doing my drysuit check dives at the Breakwater. Seriously, the effortless way in which he was moving was mind boggling. I practically chased him down to the shore and asked about his setup, etc and learned about GUE/DIR.Feel free to PM myself or Aaron (eelnora) if you need specifics, gear advice or maybe grab a coffee or better yet get a dive in.
Getting more dives in before either of the classes was my goal but I hadn't really considered the mentoring aspect during those dives. Definitely sounds like something worth doing ...The second option would be Primer, which is designed as a non-evaluated workshop, where you can get an instructor's input on how you are doing. That kind of guidance is valuable, but it won't be inexpensive, and you may be able to get a lot of the same thing from mentoring.