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Hi,
I've always been intriegued by freedivers as opposed to scuba diving, but my curiosity has left me with some unanswered questions I was hoping some people here may be able to shed some light on for me please.
(My questions are focussed on recreational freediving, and not competition, or those who use 100% o2, etc)
1) My first question is for scuba divers who have taken up free diving. After becomming a freediver and learning the techniques, have you noticed any change in your SAC rate when you go back onto scuba. (ie - has freediving helped you improve your bottom time or scuba technques?)
2) I've heard that freedivers get 'beyond the burn'. Does that mean that if you wait out the burn long enough it goes away, or is it more referring to practise eliminates the feel for burn?
How do you know you need to surface. (For my 20 second snorkel dives I feel like I need air now, or I'm going to explode! Do freedivers feel this too near the end of their dive - or does that 'uncomfortable feeling' go away with training / experience?)
3) How much preparation time is required before a recreational freedive in general? (ie, can you just prep for a min or two, and get good dive times, or do you have to spend 5 to 10 mins before a dive prepping yourself for a free dive)?
4) Don't you get CO2 headaches from freediving (or are they caused moreso from constant CO2 loading, rather than short 'bursts'?
5) What sort of intervals do you require between dives? (ie, can you surface, and go for another dive within a minute or so, or do you have to spend significant amount of time preping for subsequant dives)
6) What sort of dive times are realistic for the average Joe who would only get to freedive a few times a year. (As opposed to someone who practises and dives frequently)?
7) When you started Freediving, what was your:
a) Dive time before learning freediving,
b) Dive time after learning freediving, and
c) How long did it take you to go from (a) to (b)
d) What is the avg tempreature of the water you dive in.
(I'm interested in contrast of free dive times between
warm water divers, and cold water)
I envy you guys. It must be great to be able to go to the bathroom after someone else has, and not have to worry about the odour left behind, being able to hold your breath the whole time.
In all seriousness though, thanks in advance for those who take the time out to reply to one or more of the questions above!
I've always been intriegued by freedivers as opposed to scuba diving, but my curiosity has left me with some unanswered questions I was hoping some people here may be able to shed some light on for me please.
(My questions are focussed on recreational freediving, and not competition, or those who use 100% o2, etc)
1) My first question is for scuba divers who have taken up free diving. After becomming a freediver and learning the techniques, have you noticed any change in your SAC rate when you go back onto scuba. (ie - has freediving helped you improve your bottom time or scuba technques?)
2) I've heard that freedivers get 'beyond the burn'. Does that mean that if you wait out the burn long enough it goes away, or is it more referring to practise eliminates the feel for burn?
How do you know you need to surface. (For my 20 second snorkel dives I feel like I need air now, or I'm going to explode! Do freedivers feel this too near the end of their dive - or does that 'uncomfortable feeling' go away with training / experience?)
3) How much preparation time is required before a recreational freedive in general? (ie, can you just prep for a min or two, and get good dive times, or do you have to spend 5 to 10 mins before a dive prepping yourself for a free dive)?
4) Don't you get CO2 headaches from freediving (or are they caused moreso from constant CO2 loading, rather than short 'bursts'?
5) What sort of intervals do you require between dives? (ie, can you surface, and go for another dive within a minute or so, or do you have to spend significant amount of time preping for subsequant dives)
6) What sort of dive times are realistic for the average Joe who would only get to freedive a few times a year. (As opposed to someone who practises and dives frequently)?
7) When you started Freediving, what was your:
a) Dive time before learning freediving,
b) Dive time after learning freediving, and
c) How long did it take you to go from (a) to (b)
d) What is the avg tempreature of the water you dive in.
(I'm interested in contrast of free dive times between
warm water divers, and cold water)
I envy you guys. It must be great to be able to go to the bathroom after someone else has, and not have to worry about the odour left behind, being able to hold your breath the whole time.
In all seriousness though, thanks in advance for those who take the time out to reply to one or more of the questions above!