Comments on: Friendly Advice to a Lot of Young Men http://www.thinkingdiver.com/basic-beginner-learning-scuba-advice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=basic-beginner-learning-scuba-advice Where divers think about stuff Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:43:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: edasque http://www.thinkingdiver.com/basic-beginner-learning-scuba-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 edasque Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:32:02 +0000 http://www.thinkingdiver.com/?p=830#comment-1161 Hi Helpful Diver, you can read the explanation for the title at the end of the article itself. Cheer, Erik Hi Helpful Diver,

you can read the explanation for the title at the end of the article itself.

Cheer,

Erik

]]> By: Helpful Diver http://www.thinkingdiver.com/basic-beginner-learning-scuba-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 Helpful Diver Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:11:40 +0000 http://www.thinkingdiver.com/?p=830#comment-1136 The title is a little creepy...how about "Friendly Advice For Newer Divers". It's just peculiar phrasing. Why "young" men or just men or "a lot of" young men. The title is a little creepy…how about "Friendly Advice For Newer Divers". It's just peculiar phrasing. Why "young" men or just men or "a lot of" young men.

]]> By: edasque http://www.thinkingdiver.com/basic-beginner-learning-scuba-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-1082 edasque Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:46:21 +0000 http://www.thinkingdiver.com/?p=830#comment-1082 Some great comments on <a href="http://scubaboard.com/forums/new-divers-those-considering-diving/281090-one-going-hurt-advice-new-divers.html" target="_blank">http://scubaboard.com/forums/new-divers-those-con...</a> Some great comments on http://scubaboard.com/forums/new-divers-those-con…

]]> By: A diver http://www.thinkingdiver.com/basic-beginner-learning-scuba-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-1049 A diver Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:36:35 +0000 http://www.thinkingdiver.com/?p=830#comment-1049 Good advice mostly except for the advice to forget the flutter kick. The issue is learning to apply the appropriate kick to match the diving environment. There are circumstances when a flutter kick is the best kick to use ie in strong current - equally for general diving the frog kick is more relaxing and helps to prevent kicking up sand or silt thus preserving visibility. Good advice mostly except for the advice to forget the flutter kick.

The issue is learning to apply the appropriate kick to match the diving environment.

There are circumstances when a flutter kick is the best kick to use ie in strong current – equally for general diving the frog kick is more relaxing and helps to prevent kicking up sand or silt thus preserving visibility.

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