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I'm sure you'll find this a very temporary psychological block that you will find resolves itself organically. The good news is, lots of the skills / traits you've developed from freediving will put you in good sted in scuba (ie water comfort, lung control, etc).Glad to hear it's not just me, nobody else I've talked to has that issue.
It's just a mental thing, doing my standard freedive entry sounds much better...I can deal with being "that guy"
John
It is not considered "bad form", it is considered "old school", when no BCD was used, and the weight was chosen very carefully for being almost neutral at depth, so quite positive at surface...I would guess the difference is descending with empty lungs when I'm used to having them as full as possible.
Definitely interested in descending more like a freedive...I just thought it was considered bad form.
I'll try that on my next dive, thanks for the tip
I get past it, just wondering if it eventually goes away...
Hi all,
My question is about panic on descent.
I have been freediving for years and am pretty comfy in the water.
The problem is with scuba, when I empty my lungs for decent there is about 5 seconds where my body is screaming at me that this is wrong.
Once I get down 5 feet and start breathing it fades. . how many dives before this goes away?
It's not preventing me from diving but I Hate those first few seconds.... anyone else?
I read enough, and know enough, about SCUBA deaths to know that diving when one ought not to is folly. Don't push it if you can't find a comfort zone.