Quote: (Originally Posted by Rob Evans)
...At 30 dives I didn't know my arse from a hole in the ground, but I knew for a fact that I wanted the absolute shiniest flashiest gear I could possibly get a grip on, ..
I see a lot of folk wanting the latest and greatest just as Rob describes.
What would worry me is that I have also seen a very large number of these types of folk leave the sport altogether over the years.
Diving is not a competative sport, but as soon as some divers realise there are levels of diving and that some are more "advanced" than others they start the "ticket race". Once you have all the tickets there's nothing left to go for and they realise the novelty has worn off.
While it might not be totally nececcary at least a few hundred dives over 2 or 3 years suggests a genuine interest in the actual diving not collecting badges....
Chris