I ran into something eeerily similiar the other day at my dive master class. I was in the pool with the instructor when the owner came in and said he did not want me wearing my zeagle in his pool since he was not a zeagle dealer.
I just agreed to be diffrent and use his rental gear for a number of reasons. First off is my upmost respect for him for taking me from not being able to even float all the way to pass all the stamina requirements to be a dive master candidate. Second off he did not demand anything he just told me he did not want me wearing it while assisting classes in the pool because he wanted to promote his line of products. Thats fair enough after all he has done so much for me.
What it all boils down to is the mutual respect for one another. I tried a couple of diffrent dive shops when I was hoping to get certified and hoping somewhere someone did not require a swim test (I was not in the system yet so I did not know of standards) After I reluctantly paid for my course I went to the YMCA and tried my darndest to learn to swim. No luck so I called him and said I quit.
He had me come to the pool and sat down and did what the swim instructors could not do. He taught me in 10 minutes how to float. He then explained to me how to do the back float and kick to propel myself which was my first time ever swimming.
Some people in my area have a bad opinion of him but as far as I am concerned he gave me a some of the greatest gifts in life. One was he taught me comfort in the water, he taught me how to swim and float and he gave me everything I needed to know and learn to scuba. If he ask me not to wear a certain brand in the pool its a small price to pay for what he has given me!
I just agreed to be diffrent and use his rental gear for a number of reasons. First off is my upmost respect for him for taking me from not being able to even float all the way to pass all the stamina requirements to be a dive master candidate. Second off he did not demand anything he just told me he did not want me wearing it while assisting classes in the pool because he wanted to promote his line of products. Thats fair enough after all he has done so much for me.
What it all boils down to is the mutual respect for one another. I tried a couple of diffrent dive shops when I was hoping to get certified and hoping somewhere someone did not require a swim test (I was not in the system yet so I did not know of standards) After I reluctantly paid for my course I went to the YMCA and tried my darndest to learn to swim. No luck so I called him and said I quit.
He had me come to the pool and sat down and did what the swim instructors could not do. He taught me in 10 minutes how to float. He then explained to me how to do the back float and kick to propel myself which was my first time ever swimming.
Some people in my area have a bad opinion of him but as far as I am concerned he gave me a some of the greatest gifts in life. One was he taught me comfort in the water, he taught me how to swim and float and he gave me everything I needed to know and learn to scuba. If he ask me not to wear a certain brand in the pool its a small price to pay for what he has given me!