my instructor was amazing. he taught us to dive with minimal lead right in the open water course. we had 0-4 kg of lead (salt water, tropical climate, 2 mm shorty) depending on the individual differences. he only gave us a lead if it was necessary and instead taught us to breathe out. thank you, markus salvermoser 😊❤
He sounds like a good instructor! It's important to learn to dive with the right amount of weight and appreciate early on (before you create bad habits) what good feels like. Doing the Open Water course neutrally buoyant is a big part of being able to develop those skills
Coming from a sports coaching background, your approach to the bouyancy skill development is very refreshing and pretty progressive for scuba diving. Playing those games looks akin to a constrains-led approach to skill development, it’s great to see.
I appreciate that! Its a process which builds on the foundations taught to me by an amazing diving educator, Andy Philips, when I first became an instructor and adapted and developed over the past 10 years. My philosophy has been to teach divers to dive, and a large part of this is appreciating how YOU control what's going on. Games is a great way to accelerate your learning in a safe way and the response we've had over the years has been amazing. So thankyou again for your feedback
Enjoyed that video. I've only done a try dive at the moment but went through air quicker than the instructor that was showing me around. Not surprising having heard the info in this video. The buoyancy bit makes sense as well.
Very nice video. Most of the tips I already was told before (but all of them are still easier said than done...😞) but one I found especially useful. The one about exhaling during descent. When I think about it now, naturally when you start descent you automatically take a big breath (natural reaction when you change environment) and this doesn't allow you to descent properly (you increase your weight by couple of kg's which you actually don't need at that moment). Very next dive I will try that one for sure. But there is also something in your video where I need some more explanation. Around 09:33 you say, save it (the breath) for a second or two...(between inhaling and exhaling). I hope you don't mean to hold your breath for couple of seconds (which is first thing you learn during a diving course) or skip breathing (which is practically the same). Please explain as this is not clear for me. Greetings from Holland...
Hey Andre, Thanks for the feedback, and yes all of these things are easier said than done when you're a relatively new diver. As for the comment, I say "savour it", as in taste it and enjoy it as if it were a fine wine, as opposed to exhaling it as quickly as you can. The idea here is to slow down all elements of your breathing cycle and get you to relax. At the point you're relaxed your heart rate will drop, as too will your breathing rate - but sometimes it just needs a cognitive push in the direction you want. Most important Dude! Keep diving and keep enjoying the sport
my instructor was amazing. he taught us to dive with minimal lead right in the open water course. we had 0-4 kg of lead (salt water, tropical climate, 2 mm shorty) depending on the individual differences. he only gave us a lead if it was necessary and instead taught us to breathe out. thank you, markus salvermoser 😊❤
He sounds like a good instructor! It's important to learn to dive with the right amount of weight and appreciate early on (before you create bad habits) what good feels like. Doing the Open Water course neutrally buoyant is a big part of being able to develop those skills
Coming from a sports coaching background, your approach to the bouyancy skill development is very refreshing and pretty progressive for scuba diving. Playing those games looks akin to a constrains-led approach to skill development, it’s great to see.
I appreciate that! Its a process which builds on the foundations taught to me by an amazing diving educator, Andy Philips, when I first became an instructor and adapted and developed over the past 10 years. My philosophy has been to teach divers to dive, and a large part of this is appreciating how YOU control what's going on. Games is a great way to accelerate your learning in a safe way and the response we've had over the years has been amazing.
So thankyou again for your feedback
Solid advice! I'm sure many divers and many fragile reefs are grateful.
Very true! Thank you Nancy...
One of your best Gary.
Thanks Dec.... Always appreciate your feedback. Who would have thought all those years ago that I would be doing videos like this huh!
Good video Gary. Applies to many of us, not just new divers.
Ke3vin
Thanks Kevin.... Not you of course... We managed over 2 hours on a dive remember (not saying how though)
Great tips as usual.
Thanks for watching! We really appreciate your feedback as always too Steve
Very nice video. Every tip is spot on.
Thank you Vasja
Great video Gary! Will keep this in mind when we return 👏😊👏
Please do! Looking forward to having you back next year
Thanks for the video, great tips !
Glad it was helpful Damien....
Enjoyed that video. I've only done a try dive at the moment but went through air quicker than the instructor that was showing me around. Not surprising having heard the info in this video. The buoyancy bit makes sense as well.
Glad it helped! Enjoy diving again....
Thanks for the video, learn to trust your equipment dive as much as you can even in the pool
Absolutely! There is very little substitute for practice following good training...
I liked your video
Thank you....
Very nice video. Most of the tips I already was told before (but all of them are still easier said than done...😞) but one I found especially useful. The one about exhaling during descent. When I think about it now, naturally when you start descent you automatically take a big breath (natural reaction when you change environment) and this doesn't allow you to descent properly (you increase your weight by couple of kg's which you actually don't need at that moment). Very next dive I will try that one for sure.
But there is also something in your video where I need some more explanation. Around 09:33 you say, save it (the breath) for a second or two...(between inhaling and exhaling). I hope you don't mean to hold your breath for couple of seconds (which is first thing you learn during a diving course) or skip breathing (which is practically the same).
Please explain as this is not clear for me.
Greetings from Holland...
Hey Andre, Thanks for the feedback, and yes all of these things are easier said than done when you're a relatively new diver. As for the comment, I say "savour it", as in taste it and enjoy it as if it were a fine wine, as opposed to exhaling it as quickly as you can. The idea here is to slow down all elements of your breathing cycle and get you to relax. At the point you're relaxed your heart rate will drop, as too will your breathing rate - but sometimes it just needs a cognitive push in the direction you want.
Most important Dude! Keep diving and keep enjoying the sport