>I found out early who was the real deal around here and who was not. I was 
>bashed and talked about ( still am by some) by all the instructors who 
>thought they were the kings of diving around here. They can repeat the 
>words right out of the text book WORD for WORD. Most of that stuff does not 
>mean anything to me and I do not memorize it. NONE of those guys can or 
>will do underwater what I can. With the help of Cobb and Widen (Who help me 
>start VBtech) no one else in this area has the combined knowledge we do, 
>and we really do the dives. So we don't have to lie about it. I would 
>suggest that other areas do the same and form a group for once a month 
>meetings on techdiving, you would be amazed at what you can learn as a group.
>


JT That realy makes a lot of sense , I joined the NYC Sea Gypsies just to
find people to dive with. Like any thing else , you end up forming in
diffrent groups , based on abilities and prefrences. 

Meeting , diving together , and mentorship are key. If you have the right
mentor , you are MUCH more likely to aviod pitfalls and bad practices.
Chose the wrong one , and you can land in a whole lot of trouble and not
know how to handle it.

Best move I did was to bow out when I was not up to it , and this has
allowed me to have the time to realy think where I want to go , when I
start agien.

Second best , was Full Cave. That allone was a quanim leap , and realy
showed me how much there was to learn , and how much i just did not know.
My abilities realy increased , especialy when I got in to better shape. It
take both mind and body , and one wont compensate for the other.

Like JT said , if you hang around a while , you find out who the movers and
shakers are. Treat them with respect , and they will be happy to teach you
something. If you throgh it aside , The will note it , and  not bother to
give any tidbits agien.

I still remeber a conversation with a freind who was realy honest with me
and told me I was pushing to hard and too fast. Guess what , he was right.
You have nothing to loose by taking your time , only to gain , as you will
learn more in the long run .

>
>"You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you have to get in the 
>water"
>Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more
>  Web Site  http://www.capt-jt.com/
>Email     captjt@mi*.co*
>
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