Become an elite diver in under 80 dives. from Evolution Diver on Vimeo.
Getting the right dive training from day one can really make such a difference. Here is a student who came to Evolution with just 12 dives. Now he is tech certified and able to deal with complex problems in a calm, knowledgable and neutrally buoyant fashion. Many people with thousands of dives cannot do this. Believe us, we have seen it many times!
Up to this point in the dive the student’s wing has failed so he is using an SMB inflated underneath his torso to skilfully control his buoyancy. He is also controlling an SMB on the surface. See how well he reacts to yet another problem . . .
Building anything worthwhile takes time and patience. Take a house for example, if you don’t get the foundation right then it will crumble to the ground quickly.
The same goes for diving – if you do not dedicate yourself to learning in the formative moments of your diving life you cannot expect to excel and gain skills as a diver as you progress.
As we teach both technical and recreational diving here at Evolution we have the privilege of enrolling students as beginners, and also very experienced divers who want to progress further through our rigorous technical academy. So its fair to say we have learned a thing or two having spent thousands of hours with students of every ability.
And here is one thing we know. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks . . . . easily. Taking a seasoned OWSI Instructor who has done thousands of dives and asking them to change the habits of a life time can be a real challenge. Taking a diver with 10 dives and showing them the proper techniques right from the start can be one of the most rewarding things we as instructors experience.
A recent graduate of ours embodies this. Malcolm came to us 18 months a go as a wide eyed 17 year old with 12 dives under his belt. A few weeks later he had completed his Rescue course and 5 specialties to become a Master Scuba Diver. During that time we instilled in him the concepts of trim, situational awareness, advanced propulsion techniques and much more and that was just basic recreational dive training.
Now 18, Malcolm has been back and this time he took the very challenging TDI Advanced Nitrox and Decompression Procedures course combination. Except it wasn’t that challenging for him. With his core diving skill-set already in place Malcolm had all the tools to look like a seasoned tech pro before he had made his 80th dive.
Check out this video of Malcolm on one of his training dives. He has already been assigned a catastrophic failure of his buoyancy device so his wing is out of action. Instead he is ably using an SMB to deftly control his buoyancy. You can see it running underneath his torso. Then when he has a sudden mask failure it doesn’t seem to phase him at all . . . not bad for 80 dives!
For great foundational and advanced training and to dive like Malcolm contact info@evolution.com.ph
