Hi im new any hints?

[Phillipsmyth]

im new have you got any tips for a begginer

[Eddie Clamp]

im new have you got any tips for a begginer

http://www.bsacforum.co.uk/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7

[Blu DL]

hello Phil

Welcome to a new level of 'skintness' :)

Assuming you are starting your training - (if not sorry if this is a bit preachy!)

Hope you enjoy your diving. Remember - try not to progress to depth too quickly. Experience is as important as training. It isn't a box ticking exercise. Do the deeper stuff if you feel TRULY prepared for it with both equipment and training / experience - no point in scaring yourself (or worse). Never let peer pressure push you into doing a dive you're not happy with. It's definitely NOT all about the depth - I have dived 8 yrs and my favourite wreck is the Tabarka in Scapa which is 15-20m deep (quite shallow)

[barteh]

^^ As Blu said.

Get as much practise as possible in shallow waters / pool sessions.
Buoyancy control is the key, once you have mastered this, everything else will follow much easier.

[ChristianG]

im new have you got any tips for a begginer
Don't buy, or be persuaded to buy, pretty well any gear until you have some kind of clue. That's not supposed to sound rude, it is just the way it is.

Oh, and don't ask what's best, we all have different ideas on what's best. Having said that, there is a degree, only a degree mind, of consensus that Apeks Regs and Buddy BCDs are not to be sneezed at, particularly in the Brit environment. However, living in Oz and mostly trying to photograph things u/w, I use neither. It's called I believe, horses for courses.

Oh, and let's not even go to the DIR's sphere of influence. That's not for the likes of you at this time. :eek: :D

Right now you need to practise, practise and practise some more. Hopefully you're a member of a BSAC Branch and someone there will take you under their wing and mentor you. As well, listen to the oldies in the Branch, they're easily recognisable because they all have full beards, smoke pipes and start conversations in the pub, tankard in hand, with stuff like "Eeee, when oi were a lad ...". ;)

[bakerstreet]

Relax and have fun.

Learning is a lot easier if you are having fun.

I find the students move on another level, once they get a trust in the equipment, so get used to the equipment and how you put it together.

DOnt be affraid to ask questions, and as other have said, lots of practice :)

[barteh]

Don't buy, or be persuaded to buy, pretty well any gear until you have some kind of clue. That's not supposed to sound rude, it is just the way it is.


This is also true.
I would adivise not to go out and spend hundreds of pounds on expensive equipment until you really know exactly what you want from your equipment.

The only thing I purchased new myself was my regs (i want to know they're brand new and in excellent condition) and fins/mask (I tried these on at the NEC show).

With jackets/suits etc, try some second hand ones before you start to realise whats more comfortable for you.

I would also recommend going to the dive show this weekend, tryout all the masks, fins and jackets and see what sort you get on with best. If you find a mask particularly comfortable over all the rest, buy it :)

[ChristianG]

If you find a mask particularly comfortable over all the rest, buy it :)
Yup.

In fact don't buy another mask of that same model. What you want is the one on your face or in your hands having tried it out (with a regulator stuck in your mouth as well, surprising how different a mask might feel with or without a reg).

Sorry Nigel, I'm again taking your thunder. :D

[Phillipsmyth]

thank you. any more hints??:) ;)