Bob DBF
Contributor
Wouldn't training for freediving,breath hold skills and also practicing mask skills with the snorkel be helpful? I know they helped me greatly when I realized that I had a gap in my training and went back to plug the hole.
My first advice to anyone asking about learning SCUBA diving, or asking about improving diving skills is to take up free diving. Breath hold, mask, snorkel and, weighting skills as well as becoming comfortable in your exposure suit (around here 7mil +) are a lot easier without a tank. The most important survival skills for both are the same and you don't have the task loading of SCUBA to worry about when free diving. You don't have to be a competative freediver, I'm sure not, to learn a lot about diving and breath control.
As an added plus, I can scout a dive site free diving and if the entrance, exit, or any other part turns out to be unacceptable for SCUBA, I don't have to find out the hard way.
Bob
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