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Originally Posted by nuckledragger
I know the answer to this....So what happens to the tube once they stand up? It obviously not attached to them so it just floats wherever it wants? If it attached to the boat then it is a hazard for the beginner as it pulled alongside them. That's great if you are on a private or uncrowded lake but can you imagine the weekend warriors using this thing on aholiday weekend. The lake will be a debris field of empty tubes with people not knowing if there is anyone swimming near by.
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good point. IF i had this thing, i would use it as a last resort kind of thing, someone who desired it, or with maybe a large person with little energy...but then maybe the tube would sag under a Large person...
anyway, I would use it near the beach, hopefully with one or two people who will stay on the beach to retrieve the tube. Hopefully it will only be needed just that once so they get the feel and things "click." it would be Hell if you had to swing around pick up a rider AND a tube, pull the rider in, pull the tube in, set the rider on the tube, PRAY to the water gods that the rider does not tip over in deep water on the stupid thing before pulling him/her up. I don't see a beginer climbing up on such a thing by them selves in deep water Nope, not happenin!!! It would definitely be a last-resort, near-the-beach thing
from my experience, once people get up they never forget. they might make mistakes later (i.e. get up too soon) but they have it and don't need further instructions on getting-up. i have only ONE friend that was an exception to this experience, it was frustrating, but he finally got it solidified in his brain. the question is, will one successful get-up with the tube be enough to create the feeling necessary to repeat it but in deep water without a tube?
My favorite method for teaching...probably forever will be the side-by-side: two ropes, same length, instructor and beginner side by side. teach and learn by example with easy, positive, instantaneous communication