Addicted2H2O
Contributor
I never really thought of it that way but you make a very good point. I often catch myself watching other divers and looking at the form or watching the fin kick to check for bicycling or watching them struggle with neutral buoyancy. Not necessarily judging, which yes I probably am a little, but I have to tell myself that I too was that person not so very long ago. I still by no means have buoyancy perfected, but I'd like to think I'm at least a little more calm, relaxed, and stable in the water. But the point is that while I'm watching other divers, I'm missing what's going on around me. I'm missing the whole reason I became a diver in the first place. And I usually tend to dive in the horizontal position. So maybe I need to take cues from txgoose's son and try being a bit like Buddha. On one particular dive last year with my LDS in Cozumel, I watched the shop owner stay in that position pretty much the entire dive along Santa Rosa Wall. Guess who had the best air consumption that dive...Honestly, trim is a tool. If you can only dive in a horizontal position then you are fortunately stuck in a gear that can take you anywhere, but you are missing out on the joys of diving. Play is free and unreal as defined in philosophy. We make too many rules in diving which is another reason diving is defined as a sport. Diving used to be about looking at the underwater world. Now, it has become about looking at ourselves and others and judging performance. The best diver in the world is the one who is having the most fun. I think your son is learning that for himself. Nice!