DIR....... yeah right

[scuba steve irl]

DIR yeah right . so whats all the fuss about . well as iv mentioned im no expert and have only started on my journey to the dark side .

i was kindly offered by dublin bay diver(may tanx for this) to come to a pool and to witness and see what its about before i spend my hard earned cash on a course that i might think is absaloute bol..x .

so went to the pool meet with DBD and this guy Frank . seems a nice guy .

liked the way he set up his gear and had it configured . very nice (still not converted)

liked the way he had excelent controol of his bouyancy . didnt leave 1' from the ground in 1 hour and never touched the bottom . did all his drills . lovely . very nice .(still not converted)

finned forward gracefully . turned gracefully . finned backwards (holy fcuk thats inpressive ) assended with his fins and decended with his finns . very nice (still not converted)

so i spent 1 full hour with this guy and every indivual thing that he done was excelent and nice to know .

so got talking to DBD after and he informs me that this guy is only on the first step on the ladder . hes a fundie . well impressed

so as a package :

holy shit bat man are you about to eat your words

So DIR yeah right ....so mmmmmmm where do i sign up

[milldog]

Another backslappers thread!!! ............................. just need to check im on YD and thats what it says

heyho



this is for after the course

Graham

[Leg Of Salmon]

Frank is a fundie, but I think he is pretty experienced. I don't think it is a "do the course and become this..." deal. There is a fair bit of experience there.

Good luck with it, I will be going to the DIR days Frank and Jack are setting up so see you around some time.

[nigelH]

Originally Posted by scuba steve irl

he had excelent controol of his bouyancy

That's where you bought the package.

You have been convinced that these things are important so you are now going to spend the rest of your diving years in quarries practising to have ever more perfect buoyancy and trim.

The rest of us know what 'good enough to do the job' means.

[wilbo]

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[milldog]

Originally Posted by wilbo

Graham - don't be a tw*t. the guy is just keen.


Steve - do yourself a favour though a tone it down a little though..

actually - can a mod move this to the DIR section - then Graham cant moan..

wilbo have you joined the Fiona moderators club?

Graham

[wilbo]

Originally Posted by milldog

wilbo have you joined the Fiona moderators club?

Graham

Oy! behave.

[scuba steve irl]

Originally Posted by wilbo

Graham - don't be a tw*t. the guy is just keen.


Steve - do yourself a favour though a tone it down a little though..

actually - can a mod move this to the DIR section - then Graham cant moan..

this is not a dir topic its somthing i experienced and wanted to share . dont need or want DIR heads to start all over sayin we all told ya so

it was my experience

[scuba steve irl]

Originally Posted by nigelH

That's where you bought the package.

You have been convinced that these things are important so you are now going to spend the rest of your diving years in quarries practising to have ever more perfect buoyancy and trim.

The rest of us know what 'good enough to do the job' means.

i have excellant bouancy and trim . i was extreemly impressed at what he could do . i am an instructor and never belived that my skills could be so good in one set of eyes and not in another .

i know the craic . i wanted to do the course so i could futher my skills and not to kill myself whilst divin on a twin ......

P.S no quarries in ireland that you are allowed to dive in

[wilbo]

Originally Posted by scuba steve irl

this is not a dir topic its somthing i experienced and wanted to share . dont need or want DIR heads to start all over sayin we all told ya so

it was my experience

ok.. don't say I didn't warn you.