JeffG
Contributor
Frankly...it shouldn't be a concern. As far as the world goes...there are millions of divers out there. 1,000's are signed up to scubaboard. 100's are active on scubaboard.Kim:This board is full of seriously dedicated people striving to be as good as possible. There's nothing wrong with that. I often wonder though how many new divers reading the threads end up with the idea that anything less than DIR perfection is exactly that....less.
To join a scuba discussion board usually mean you give a poop. So quite frankly...it fun to argue with everyone here...but they are not the problem. Its the one that are not here that are a problem.
Everyone should question their training....mine sucked....Is DIR the answer? Maybe...maybe not, but if 1 person takes a positive from the debating/arguing that we ....the people who love to dive.... the world is a better place.Kim:How many seriously question their own training as a result? How many end up changing all their gear, doing DIR-F etc because they felt that it was more or less the only way they could be safe underwater? Of course DIR-F isn't going to hurt anyones skill level and only help. However - do we all really *need* it to do what we love safely and well? (this is where I hope the thinking starts! )