I'm glad everyone is having fun with the Newbies.....its ok...and no one is tkaing the DIRF course until I am ready and have some of the basic skills down pat first. Walk before you run.
All you guys love to post the merits and advantages of the BP/Wings config, yet few ever speak of when initial dives with the gear go terribly wrong. I'm seen a few posts from new owners of BP's and wings that dove them and they went horribly wrong. I certainly gave the BP a good try before trying the BC afterwards, and it was right after my instructor pointed out some pretty negative things he saw happening with my BP and wings when I tried it. Even he suggesed I consider the OMS harness instead. Thats someone with a whole lot of more experience than I...
Yea, I deleted some of my initial messages, because I decided its better to stand back a step then continue an argument - back and forth.
Yea, I am new, but I have seen some fellow students with BC's that were way to large and coming out of them, and other things as well. You don't need to be experienced to realize that the octopus is supposed to be IN the Golden Triangle. Even PADI endorses that. DO you guys feel that octo's should be left hanging loose off the 1st stage and not secured to the BC in some fasion?
Have all the fun you want, and place all the bets you want...but, trust me, you'll lose them all...and when I finish the selected courses, I'll be sure to e-mail each one of you copies of the C-cards and such. Just in good fun, or course...
All you guys love to post the merits and advantages of the BP/Wings config, yet few ever speak of when initial dives with the gear go terribly wrong. I'm seen a few posts from new owners of BP's and wings that dove them and they went horribly wrong. I certainly gave the BP a good try before trying the BC afterwards, and it was right after my instructor pointed out some pretty negative things he saw happening with my BP and wings when I tried it. Even he suggesed I consider the OMS harness instead. Thats someone with a whole lot of more experience than I...
Yea, I deleted some of my initial messages, because I decided its better to stand back a step then continue an argument - back and forth.
Yea, I am new, but I have seen some fellow students with BC's that were way to large and coming out of them, and other things as well. You don't need to be experienced to realize that the octopus is supposed to be IN the Golden Triangle. Even PADI endorses that. DO you guys feel that octo's should be left hanging loose off the 1st stage and not secured to the BC in some fasion?
Have all the fun you want, and place all the bets you want...but, trust me, you'll lose them all...and when I finish the selected courses, I'll be sure to e-mail each one of you copies of the C-cards and such. Just in good fun, or course...
