wgw04024
Contributor
For me, I'd prefer to get the best instruction possible, via personal recommendations from others. I felt at our (my son and I) initial OW instruction, we got very poor training. I was lucky/fortunate enough to find another dive shop that I did my AOW with, that was excellent. At that point I then realized how much I did not know and how lacking the original instruction was. Just plain got lucky.
Being in the northeast of the usa, I would always recommend someone do their training in Key Largo Florida. Although I do see the logic of learning in not ideal conditions, I also see the fault in that. In Florida, rather than battling surge, cold water, and little to no visibility, one can focus on buoyancy, getting used to their/the gear, and doing drills. That I find more important in the beginning.
Lastly, I would not assume that the most exotic, lavish, picturesque locations are automatically the best instruction. They could be, but just as likely they are not. Choose well......
Being in the northeast of the usa, I would always recommend someone do their training in Key Largo Florida. Although I do see the logic of learning in not ideal conditions, I also see the fault in that. In Florida, rather than battling surge, cold water, and little to no visibility, one can focus on buoyancy, getting used to their/the gear, and doing drills. That I find more important in the beginning.
Lastly, I would not assume that the most exotic, lavish, picturesque locations are automatically the best instruction. They could be, but just as likely they are not. Choose well......
