serpentara
Contributor
So does PADI or any of the certification agencies offer a class on shore diving? I have done mostly shore dives, but severely injured myself coming in from a shore dive about a month and a half ago, requiring that I use crutches for 4 weeks (torn meniscus and a bone contusion.) I got back on the horse the weekend I was off the crutches, but it is mainly because conditions have been great, with 0-1 ft surf. I am concerned that I may be gunshy now about moderate to average surf.
I live in SoCal, where shore diving offers the most opportunity and frankly many beautiful dives. Are there any classes that teach techniques for entries (and more importantly exits) from a shore dive with surf? Something that explains when to call off a dive, and when to push through?
Going out seems easier for me than going in. Outbound you can just watch the sets and time your entrance. Once your fins are on you can just swim through anything like you were bodysurfing. Coming in it takes much longer, and it's much harder to time everything.
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I live in SoCal, where shore diving offers the most opportunity and frankly many beautiful dives. Are there any classes that teach techniques for entries (and more importantly exits) from a shore dive with surf? Something that explains when to call off a dive, and when to push through?
Going out seems easier for me than going in. Outbound you can just watch the sets and time your entrance. Once your fins are on you can just swim through anything like you were bodysurfing. Coming in it takes much longer, and it's much harder to time everything.
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