drrich2
Contributor
If you are a LDS or other vendor, and your customer base gets hooked into Scuba Board, a few things will happen:
1.) The general tone of many is quite critical of mainstream modern OW instruction. So if your shop classes aren't, oh, say, top 30%+ in evident quality, when your students report their experiences with you, things could turn ugly.
2.) Scuba Board posters will quickly point out 'cheap but reputable' online vendors who will beat many LDS's prices, & likely point customers toward gear choices the LDS does not sell (e.g.: BP/W, the new SeaBear H3 computer, etc...).
3.) The LDS will not have as dominant a leadership role in shaping the views of the customer base.
4.) Scuba Board will introduce customers to people & businesses in distant places, connecting them to the competition for the dive trip market.
Many have cause to feel threatened, even if they do 'get you.'
Richard.
1.) The general tone of many is quite critical of mainstream modern OW instruction. So if your shop classes aren't, oh, say, top 30%+ in evident quality, when your students report their experiences with you, things could turn ugly.
2.) Scuba Board posters will quickly point out 'cheap but reputable' online vendors who will beat many LDS's prices, & likely point customers toward gear choices the LDS does not sell (e.g.: BP/W, the new SeaBear H3 computer, etc...).
3.) The LDS will not have as dominant a leadership role in shaping the views of the customer base.
4.) Scuba Board will introduce customers to people & businesses in distant places, connecting them to the competition for the dive trip market.
Many have cause to feel threatened, even if they do 'get you.'
Richard.