SteveFass
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quickley sized us up by asking how much weight we wore
What does this tell you about a person?
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quickley sized us up by asking how much weight we wore
SteveFass:What does this tell you about a person?
That one I'm missing? Weighting seems to vary a lot between divers, or you guys know something here?Scubakevdm:Yeah, that's a good one too... weighting. This was at Coco-view?
Garrobo:I believe they have what is called a 'log book' which should be stamped and initialed by the dive shops and DM where and when one dives. Other than that I would think that you would have to belive what the diver tells you. I suppose that there are some leading questions which you could ask to get an idea if the guy is telling you the truth. A good reason to have them sign a waiver before they dive. In any case, I would imagine that I would be carrying a heavy insurance policy if I were in this business.
Weighting is the absolute #1 problem I see with newer divers. Generally, (and I blame the instructors for this) they are significantly overweighted untill they fully understand the relationship between their breathing and their bouyancy. As a diver becomes more experienced and more practiced with their bouyancy, they tend to shed a few pounds off of their belt. After you've weighted a thousand divers or so, you start to develop an eye for the kind of weight they need for their particular body type, and if they're diving with alot more than I think they need, I take a closer look at what's going on with them.SteveFass:What does this tell you about a person?
I don't think it is experience that is the differentiator here............more like confidence. Over confidence can also give you a nice weight number.....Fish_Whisperer:I guess an experienced diver would have no hesitation in stating how much weight they needed, whereas, someone new, might be unsure, or hesitant in their reply....