You guys are going to get tired of me asking questions but you are all so nice and full of great knowledge.
As some you may know I had some problems in the pool which caused me to be scared of diving (read my old post) and the whole mask being off or flooded. I went to the pool last night and was at first scared to go to the deep end but I stopped and took a deep breath and worked through my fear and swam in the deep end most of the time. I even can flood my mask and clear now (even though I don't really like it).
The one skill that still is giving me problems is taking the mask off and putting it back on and clearing. I have to hold my nose so I only have one hand to do this with. I know I should be able to be in the water and not hold my nose and I am working on that skill each time in the pool but it is going to take more than a few pool sessions to correct this. I did the mask on/off thing fine during the original class but after the scare it seems to be harder.
Any good tips or ways to do this? THANK YOU for all your help!
As some you may know I had some problems in the pool which caused me to be scared of diving (read my old post) and the whole mask being off or flooded. I went to the pool last night and was at first scared to go to the deep end but I stopped and took a deep breath and worked through my fear and swam in the deep end most of the time. I even can flood my mask and clear now (even though I don't really like it).
The one skill that still is giving me problems is taking the mask off and putting it back on and clearing. I have to hold my nose so I only have one hand to do this with. I know I should be able to be in the water and not hold my nose and I am working on that skill each time in the pool but it is going to take more than a few pool sessions to correct this. I did the mask on/off thing fine during the original class but after the scare it seems to be harder.
Any good tips or ways to do this? THANK YOU for all your help!