Ask Jim Wyatt Boulder. I know you did at least some of your instructor with him. I probably co-taught with him more than anyone. His stance was, “dive in what you’re comfortable in”.
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We might be saying the same thing. I read your post very quickly. Ultimately, we can’t teach you to master buoyancy in a 2 day class and teach everything else required in that class. Have your buoyancy squared away before hand.
Edit
We might be saying the same thing. I read your post very quickly. Ultimately, we can’t teach you to master buoyancy in a 2 day class and teach everything else required in that class. Have your buoyancy squared away before hand.