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Hoser/English Translator, eh
So, there I am, hovering two feet off the bottom. Day 1 with the long hose set-up. Theresa is having some major ear clearing problems as she has been fighting off a bronchitis and sinus infection for over a month. We hit a max depth of 15 feet where Theresa signals "that's it, no deeper". We practice our hovering and bouyancy control, (and find we are caught between two OW classes one is stationary, the other is swimming by...how do we know? Ever seen a heard of elephants crossing the Serengetti?...all you see is a massive cloud of dust.) We stay in the clear water between the groups and go to practice mask removal drills.
I signal that I'm going for it. I remove my mask. Put it back on, tilt my head back to clear, blow it out and realize that the light above is getting brighter. I hit about 8 feet before I realize what's happening and Theresa signals "up".
We talk on the surface and she indicates that we are all done as her ears are just not right. I ask her how it looked. She said "just like the video, you never moved the entire time you took your mask off, or put it on...but...when you tilted your head back to clear it and took a deep breath you started ascending".
So question to everyone...how do you keep from ascending like this when you no longer have any frame of reference to determine if you are moving? Do you breathe everything out first then a quick inhalation and clear? Or is there some other secret? I'm looking forward to trying it again and Theresa is doing everything she can to heal as she is really loving it and hates being less than 100% healthy.
Brian
I signal that I'm going for it. I remove my mask. Put it back on, tilt my head back to clear, blow it out and realize that the light above is getting brighter. I hit about 8 feet before I realize what's happening and Theresa signals "up".
We talk on the surface and she indicates that we are all done as her ears are just not right. I ask her how it looked. She said "just like the video, you never moved the entire time you took your mask off, or put it on...but...when you tilted your head back to clear it and took a deep breath you started ascending".
So question to everyone...how do you keep from ascending like this when you no longer have any frame of reference to determine if you are moving? Do you breathe everything out first then a quick inhalation and clear? Or is there some other secret? I'm looking forward to trying it again and Theresa is doing everything she can to heal as she is really loving it and hates being less than 100% healthy.
Brian