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I cannot help with an answer based on direct experience with DiveR blades in Mako foot pockets but I can say that I have seen DiveRs go easily into 4 different brands of foot pockets. (I have a pair myself). I will send you a message too.

Mako is correct. Follow that advice. I have exactly the sort of suit described and love it. In fact, I have a 3mm suit I use for summer here in New Zealand and a 5mm for winter (as well as an additional 3mm vest for my torso on really cold days). I recently updated my sons wetsuit to the...

^^^ What tbone and tight pants said. FYI - the records for Freediving are currently: Constant Weight with Fin: 128m (420 ft. held by Russian Alexey Molchanov) Constant Weight no Fins: 101m (331 ft. held by New Zealander William Trubridge) Free Immersion: 124m (407 ft. held by New Zealander...

I would suggest looking at spearfishing floats as Mako has suggested. I use one a lot (for spearfishing) and they are not hard to tow at all, are very buoyant, and allow you to have a dive flag. I clip a line to the handle of my speargun but you could just as easily clip it to a belt. There...

I second what MAKO said. The freediving / spearfishing opencell suits are great - and the integrated hood makes, open cell inner and flexible neoprene means they are warmer than most SCUBA wetsuits. I haven't used MAKO as I am in New Zealand so cannot comment on their gear but the stuff they...

The Navionics app for phones uses only GPS signals when you are out in a boat (assuming you have already downloaded the maps to your phone - I usually do this via wifi before I go somewhere new). No need for cell tower connection. A mate gave me a waterproof case for an iPhone 5s last week...

I haven't done CMAS or SSI so I cannot really compare to AIDA. I have done AIDA 2, 3 and 4 star (next step after 4 star is Instructor). I did the 2 and 3 star as a combined course as I was already relatively competent (spearfishing for a few years) but picked up a fair bit of knowledge and...

Globally AIDA is the most common (from what I have see anyway). FII seems to be prevalent in the USA. PADI have just launched a freediving certification program. AIDA offer "cross-overs" from other agencies. (I have done an AIDA 4 star course). IMO the instructor is more important than...

Many people I know have Suunto D4, D4i and D4i Nuovo that they use for freediving. (I have a D4i). These have a great reputation. I have heard good things about the new(ish) Mares Smart Apnea - Mares Smart Apnea - Dive Computers - Products - Ocean Hunter

The guys that are diving to serious depths either have no mask or use fluid goggles where there is no air space in front of the eyes as they fell them with water (they have special lenses to help correct the problems caused by there not being any air in front of the eye ball). If you look at...

DumpsterDivers "A Kingfish" thread got me digging up a clip put together from a half day spearfishing we did a few years ago. The visibility isn't as good but it gives you an idea of the sort of thing we see here in the summer. (This is a little over 1 hours drive and then 15 minutes in the...

:) My definition of snorkeling involves leaving the surface occasionally. So by that definition snorkeling requires equalising. I have snorkeled since my younger days as a kid so this mask would just not work for me. And my personal definition of freediving involves going below around 10m...

Equalising would be kind of tricky - so surface swimming only.

We play both underwater hockey and underwater rugby here in New Zealand. Visit the NZ UWR page: New Zealand Underwater Rugby

Guillaume is one of around 35 or so males and one female who have dived to 100m or deeper (I just did a rough count on the AIDA International website). He is a bit of a legend. I am lucky enough to have dived and trained with one of the New Zealanders who are in this list of 35 divers and have...

Luckily (for me) that is not the case here in New Zealand - although I do a lot of my free diving (99%) from private boats (either mine or friends). We went to the Poor Knights Islands for a weekend about a year or so ago and they were happy for us to free dive (although the guy on a rebreather...

The comments from BoulderJohn and DumpsterDiver are good. And I would support doing a short course and/or joining a free diving club - you will get a lot out of it. You should be positively buoyant at the surface (not neutral or heavy) when snorkeling or free diving. I adjust my weights...

There are several active freedive training institutions around the globe. One I am more familiar with is AIDA ( AIDA International )- I have several friends who are AIDA Instructors or Instructor Trainers here in New Zealand. You could try posting your question on the Aida International...

You make some good points Eric. By the definition you use I have been free diving since about the age of 10 or younger (i.e. the last 39 years). I went from that to my first SCUBA course at age 14 and then many years of SCUBA and am now back at Free Diving (I have sold my tanks). There...

Back to the OPs first question (and yes, Static breath hold is a term commonly used in free diving): At the club I train with we have some who come along for a first night induction (safety and breathing techniques) and static session. Some will be up to round 3 minutes + on their first night...