Unified Team Diving Intro To Technical Diving
Description”Intro To Tech” DVD is a part 1 in a series of Technical DVD’s, that takes a closer look at the foundational skills and knowledge reviews for Technical Diving. (For the recreational diving based DVD’s see our UTD Essentials to Recreational Diving). This Intro to Technical diving DVD offers an in-depth approach by combining 15 technical skill videos with the Intro to Tech class lecture presentations, workbooks and valve management flow charts, all designed to help all divers (instructors/students/technical/cave/wreck) become safer, more proficient and ultimately. thinking divers. Skills included are: Trim/Buoyancy Frog Kick Modified Frog Modified Flutter Kick Backward Kick Helicopter Turn Basic 6 – Regulator & Mask Skills Doubles Valve Drills S-drills (Out Of Air – OOA) Side By Side (Right, Left) Single file Surface Marker Buoy Deploy Ascent drills (including Deco stops procedures) OOA Horizontal Ascent Toxing Diver Deco Stage Switch Deco Stage Stow Unique features include: Skills demonstrated in full technical system, including doubles, deco bottle and drysuit Technical instructor voice-over highlights key points “Grease Pencil” illustrations flesh out even more detail, and increase visual retention While certainly not the only skills required for safe technical diving, these skills form the nucleus for the Intro to Tech class, and build a solid foundation for anyone aspring to become a technical/wreck/cave diver. Each video skill is narrated by Technical Instructors (Andrew Georgitsis and Joe Talavera) and are represented in an unique format. First, a complete and uninterrupted video shows the skill being performed with explanations as to “why” the skill is important. Next, the exact same video is replayed, with the addition of key pauses, where the instructors use an “on-screen grease pencil” and explain “how” we do a skill including subtitles and other instructions. It’s an excellent way to both visualize the skill and hear the key points before you take your class. Then during the class the instructor will reference these Skills Videos, and after class you can review each skill and compare and contrast your team’s performance. These DVD’s are easy to use and intelligently laid out, to allow you to see only the skills you want, or all of them in sequence. Bonus skills are added which involve a greater mastery of the foundational technical skills, they are included only as a useful “signpost” to where you may want to take your Technical Diving. Additional bonus tracks include: Valve Failures Tie a primary line Single bottle passing Our Customer Satisfaction Pledge!!! We grow our business with happy customers, and if you aren’t 100% satisfied with your UTD DVD and its contents, you won’t have to pay for it. Period. If you aren’t completely satisfied, we’ll refund 100% of your investment.
I only give the video a 3 because on its own it is only mildy useful or entertaining. This is a support material dvd for a 5thD-X DIR course and as such is a valuable tool, when accompanied by the instructor and the rest of the course material.
On the other hand if you are just looking to get a little look into improving your diving, this demonstrates some very solid skills and technique. As mentioned these skills would only be well mastered with instruction.
Admittedly I have not Taken A DIR course but still got a kick out of this dvd and will probably buy the next one 5thD-X technical diving dvd.
Rating: 3 / 5
Have you thought about moving beyond your recreational dive training but would like a “sneak peek” into where you might be headed? Have you progressed in your diving to where you know that the skills you were taught just don’t feel right and you know in your gut there must be a better way? This DVD is an excellent resource for you. I also recommend the recreational video from 5thDx, too. Andrew’s videos are so good and his technique so refined that if he put out a DVD of him underwater reading his grocery list I’d buy it.
Rating: 5 / 5