Dive Like a Pro: 101 Ways to Improve Your Scuba Skills and Safety [Paperback]

Robert N. Rossier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1999

Considering all there is to learn, and all the skills to be mastered, completing a basic scuba course in any format is an accomplishment of which any certified diver should be proud. However, now matter how good a diver you become, it seems there is always some skill, technique or procedure that can be improved.

The information included in the pages of this book can help new divers climb the steep learning curve we all must negotiate at the beginning of our diving careers. Even highly experienced divers may learn or relearn a tidbit of information they never knew or happened to forget. The contents include: 10 Ways to Safely Conserve Air, Secrets to Better Buoyancy Control, Ten Ways to Build Confidence, Ten Ways to Tune Your Gear, How To Get a Good (and Safe) Air Fill, Hot Tips for Diving Cool Waters, Seven Ways To Be a Better Buddy, Diving Fitness, Equipment Care And Maintenance, and Tips To Dodge The DCS bullet.

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Best Pub Co; 1 edition (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941332756
• ISBN-13: 978-0941332750
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #312,898 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #84 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Scuba

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Dive Like A Pro" was a nice dive checklist for me., August 1, 2000

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This review is from: Dive Like a Pro: 101 Ways to Improve Your Scuba Skills and Safety (Paperback)

I found "Dive Like A Pro" to be a very handy review. I haven't been diving in a while, and it was a great source for condensed common-sense tips and reminders. I found the format very user-friendly, and the content very readable. Like all common sense advice, you could figure much of this out on your own, but why learn it the hard (and dangerous)way when you can have it spoon fed to you by an expert? I liked it!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice Companion Text for the Beginner., April 3, 2005

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Gary W. Smith "EastCoastDiver" (Hagerstown, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dive Like a Pro: 101 Ways to Improve Your Scuba Skills and Safety (Paperback)

This makes a fine edition to a beginning diver's text. I enjoy reading Rob's articles in "Dive Training Magazine" and this text is a good representation of his easy to follow tips. I probably wouldn't have purchased the text for myself, as this copy was a gift, but I did find it informative. Informative in the respect, that it gave me new ways of explaining tips of the trade to student divers.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pive Like A Pro, February 12, 2007

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Kenneth L. Anderson "Guy Smilie, Reporter" (Boca Raton Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dive Like a Pro: 101 Ways to Improve Your Scuba Skills and Safety (Paperback)

Good information but save yourself the money and re-read your diving manual. Virtualy all the same information is in there. The book also suffers from poor editing. It's not a bad book just redundant if you have a PADI, NAUI, SSI, or other openwater divers manual.