Hi all, im relatively in-experienced as I started diving last August.
while doing my open water and then continuing with AOW I used club gear however soon after I bought my own gear comprising of Scubapro R395 2nd stage and mk17 1st stage with a 295 octopus.
ive dived all threw the winter including 2 degree water without issue !
while on a dive a few weeks ago at Stoney cove with my regular buddy we descended to around 20 mtrs and I had what I can only describe as a minor panic attack which I beleave was brought on by the fact I had a bit of trouble equalizing and then became aware I was breathing very hard.
additionally I do go threw gas quite rapidly almost twice as fast as my far more experienced buddy although everyone I have spoken to states that this is normal and will level out in time.
however while diving at stoney last week the moment I dropped below 15mtrs I became aware that I was having to pull hard on my regulator so much so that I ended up concentrating more on my breathing than enjoying the dive.
now ive had time to think about the events Ive started to wonder if its more a mechanical issue than a psychological one.
is it possible that my new regulator is set harder to breath than either a)it should be or b) more than I am comfitable with ?
while doing my open water and then continuing with AOW I used club gear however soon after I bought my own gear comprising of Scubapro R395 2nd stage and mk17 1st stage with a 295 octopus.
ive dived all threw the winter including 2 degree water without issue !
while on a dive a few weeks ago at Stoney cove with my regular buddy we descended to around 20 mtrs and I had what I can only describe as a minor panic attack which I beleave was brought on by the fact I had a bit of trouble equalizing and then became aware I was breathing very hard.
additionally I do go threw gas quite rapidly almost twice as fast as my far more experienced buddy although everyone I have spoken to states that this is normal and will level out in time.
however while diving at stoney last week the moment I dropped below 15mtrs I became aware that I was having to pull hard on my regulator so much so that I ended up concentrating more on my breathing than enjoying the dive.
now ive had time to think about the events Ive started to wonder if its more a mechanical issue than a psychological one.
is it possible that my new regulator is set harder to breath than either a)it should be or b) more than I am comfitable with ?