Diving in a pool

[RoadRacer1978]

My LDS has Scuba Tuesdays at the local college swimming pool. It is a chance to get wet and work on skills. I was planning on going before my AOW dives to freshen up on some skills and get in a little practice before the dives. I know that PADI and other training agencies really harp on always diving with a buddy, but to dive at the pool I would have to be insta-buddied and dive in the pool with a buddy. To me this seemed a little bit over the top. There would be several divers and instructors both in and out of the water during the entire time. It is clear, so everyone can see each other. I just wanted to get in and do my own thing working on some skills, such and fine tuning my buoyancy, mask flood and clear and so forth. Am I just a rebel, or does anyone else see this as just a little too much as well.

I decided not to go and just went home and practiced the skills in my own pool. I wasn't as deep, but I got in the practice I wanted.

[LiteHedded]

wait...all by yourself???
IN THE DEEP END!??! OMG!

not a problem IMO

[kenmendes]

I probably wouldn't have gone either. I am in the process of looking for a pool that i can go to and just be able to do my own thing and practice skills that i want to practice but i can't find a pool that will let me take my gear to. Looks like i need to go visit you RoadRacer1978

[RoadRacer1978]

It's only a 4' above ground, but if you really want to make the drive. I'll even give you my leaf skimmer and you can clean out some of the leaves that have fallen off the trees. I think that is the newest specialty.

[Foo2]

Originally Posted by kenmendes

I probably wouldn't have gone either. I am in the process of looking for a pool that i can go to and just be able to do my own thing and practice skills that i want to practice but i can't find a pool that will let me take my gear to. Looks like i need to go visit you RoadRacer1978

Ken,
Check with your local YMCA. Ours lets my husband and me dive there. Plus, on Saturday while we were there....I found a really expensive piece of jewelery. For those of you gasping in horror, I did call the YMCA on Monday to see if anybody had claimed that they lost it and left my phone number just in case. If nobody claims it though....yay for me!

[kenmendes]

Sounds good. See you in a few days.

[Steve Scuba]

I tend to think that they're taking it a bit far requiring a buddy in that circumstance.

And yet, I can also see some fear of liability from the LDS. Last thing they need is to lose their rights to the pool because some dufus hurt himself in the deep end cause he didn't have a buddy.

[kenmendes]

Originally Posted by Foo2

Ken,
Check with your local YMCA. Ours lets my husband and me dive there. Plus, on Saturday while we were there....I found a really expensive piece of jewelery. For those of you gasping in horror, I did call the YMCA on Monday to see if anybody had claimed that they lost it and left my phone number just in case. If nobody claims it though....yay for me!

Thanks for the advice. Do you have to have a membership to use there pool though

[Foo2]

Originally Posted by kenmendes

Thanks for the advice. Do you have to have a membership to use there pool though

Yes, we are paying $20 per month for pool use only for our whole family. It's not much to see, but during the cold months it sure is nice to blow bubbles without 20 mm of neoprene on. We did things like practice bouyancy, lay on the bottom and blow bubble rings, and practice mask skills. Just kinda hanging out.

[kenmendes]

I didn't know they had a pool use only fee. I will have to check with them. Thanks FOO2