I'm hooked!

[wycacher]

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I finally got in for my first lesson last night! I am doing private lessons because of my work schedule, and we got a lot in last night. After treading water and 300 yard swim we went through equipment assembly and snorkel techniques. We had about an hour left in class so I got to suit up. Even just cruising around the bottom of the pool for a while was better than I could have thought! Thank you to all the members on here that helped me in choosing a LDS. My instructor is very patient, and has a true love for the sport that really shows through in his teaching. I think this site is a very valuable resource, and with spending hours a night just going through posts and reading advise from people very experienced in this field, I am at least a little more mentally prepared for learning to dive. Once again, thanks to everyone on here for the advise, and I'll keep posting on how training is going!

 

[cb5150]

Congrats and welcome to the addiction!

 

[DivemasterDennis]

whcacher, my experience was exactly like yours. 2 minutes in the water and I knew scuba was going to be my thing. We early addicts, of course, turn out to be the best divers, as I am sure you already know! Years ago a friend told me this riddle: What's the difference between a hobby and a horse? Answer: you can get off the horse! There's some truth for you. Save your money for dive gear, dive trips, more classes. And consider this bonus-you are now easy to shop for- Christmas gifts, birthday gifts, any occasion gifts- get whcacher something scuba! Spread the word!
DivemasterDennis

 

[TMHeimer]

Glad things are working out well. For me, the pool experience was no big deal. My big moment was on the 4th ocean checkout dive when I was down 30' and looking up at the surface ripples.

 

[MrChen]

Same here... My work schedule sucks as well. I'm going to start doing some night dives so that I can dive. As soon as I have a dive scheduled, it's all I can think about. I have a night shore dive scheduled for May 23 and my AOW scheduled May 24-26.

Good luck getting your OW done and see you under water some time!

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Glad things are working out well. For me, the pool experience was no big deal. My big moment was on the 4th ocean checkout dive when I was down 30' and looking up at the surface ripples.

We had about 10 ft of visibility on my OW dive, you couldn't see the surface. The next time I went to the same spot, I was amazed at what was 30 ft away because I couldn't see it before.

 

[Scuba.com]

Welcome and congrats!

Breathing underwater and being weightless is something that has yet to get old for me.

 

[gizmo1972]

say good bye to all monies!!!!!

 

[fnfalman]

Swimming pool dives were definitely cool. It's like, "Hey, I can breath underwater!"

But open water is where it's truly at.

 

[j yaeger]

welcome.....it's a wet and slippery slope from here on out!!!!!
and just think.....
it only gets better!!!!
have fun
yaeg

 

[Mark75]

I've got my first lesson tomorrow night, really looking forward to it, especially after reading this. Seems like I've been reading this forum for ages without actually doing anything.