Why do we have this thread panic ???
And isn't this only the smaller part of the bigger problem of subliminal fear when diving
like in this thread ?
Two examples :
1.) A wreck dive in croatia , depht 38-47 m .
As we approached the wreck, most of the divers became tense. Found a relaxed diver and we became buddies. The guid came and asked us about our qualifications. My buddy was an OWD and I was an OWD. Guide askt me "How many dives ? And I replied "I stopped counting a long time ago, maybe 1000 dives. That was enough for his OK but why do he believed me?
It's easy , we both showed no signs of tense or fear witch are usual with many divers.
2.) Two divers didn't want a second dive because there was some overhead enviroment.
After a dive only with the instructor she said to me "Thank you for that dive ,. This was my first relaxed dive in a long time. You do a lot of dives ? ".
And i said no , not scuba , a littel bit freediving that's itl .
She said " I should do freediving too " .
Goonzodiver has written about the advantages of being a freediver .
Here is an example : my first scubadive in keywords.
Year : 1969
Diver : 16 year old boy
Number of scubadives : zero
buddys : zero
Location : Lake max. depth 20 m , divingplace 17 m , ground soft , visiability over ground zero
Gear : wetsuit , mask , fins , 5 l tank tied with rope on back , no jvalve , no spg , pressure unknown
owner said probably very low , compas, depth gauge (readable from approx. 1.5 m above ground)
Job : search a DIY water ski
Freediveexperience : 2 years of very frequent freediving , Estimated 1000 individual freedives
Freedive Skills : static 4' 10'' , dynamic 75 m , max depth over 20 m
The dive :
After about 5 minutes at a depth of 17 m, the air supply stopped abruptly when I had inhaled about 1/3.
I sat down on the bottom and laid over. First, the search was over, second, either the tank was empty or there was a failure. In both cases I unfortunately had to surface, which I did slowly until I reached 8m depth. I did not exhale because my lungs were now only 1/2, so no reason to exhale and lose buoyancy.
Well, if the tank at 2.7 bar no longer gave any air, it had to be able to give away 0.9*5 l = 4.5 liters of air at 1.8 bar. I tried to breathe in carefully. ok that worked and I immediately stopped so that the pressure in the tank would always stay above the ambient pressure. I surfaced slowly, exhaling and told the good man his bottle is empty now . He was a little relieved that I emerged safe .
The man only gave me his scuba because i didn't show any signs of fear, and I could only do that because I had no fear and only because I had no fear that was a safe dive in my freedive comfort zone.
That's what freediving can do for you .
And isn't this only the smaller part of the bigger problem of subliminal fear when diving
like in this thread ?
Two examples :
1.) A wreck dive in croatia , depht 38-47 m .
As we approached the wreck, most of the divers became tense. Found a relaxed diver and we became buddies. The guid came and asked us about our qualifications. My buddy was an OWD and I was an OWD. Guide askt me "How many dives ? And I replied "I stopped counting a long time ago, maybe 1000 dives. That was enough for his OK but why do he believed me?
It's easy , we both showed no signs of tense or fear witch are usual with many divers.
2.) Two divers didn't want a second dive because there was some overhead enviroment.
After a dive only with the instructor she said to me "Thank you for that dive ,. This was my first relaxed dive in a long time. You do a lot of dives ? ".
And i said no , not scuba , a littel bit freediving that's itl .
She said " I should do freediving too " .
Goonzodiver has written about the advantages of being a freediver .
Here is an example : my first scubadive in keywords.
Year : 1969
Diver : 16 year old boy
Number of scubadives : zero
buddys : zero
Location : Lake max. depth 20 m , divingplace 17 m , ground soft , visiability over ground zero
Gear : wetsuit , mask , fins , 5 l tank tied with rope on back , no jvalve , no spg , pressure unknown
owner said probably very low , compas, depth gauge (readable from approx. 1.5 m above ground)
Job : search a DIY water ski
Freediveexperience : 2 years of very frequent freediving , Estimated 1000 individual freedives
Freedive Skills : static 4' 10'' , dynamic 75 m , max depth over 20 m
The dive :
After about 5 minutes at a depth of 17 m, the air supply stopped abruptly when I had inhaled about 1/3.
I sat down on the bottom and laid over. First, the search was over, second, either the tank was empty or there was a failure. In both cases I unfortunately had to surface, which I did slowly until I reached 8m depth. I did not exhale because my lungs were now only 1/2, so no reason to exhale and lose buoyancy.
Well, if the tank at 2.7 bar no longer gave any air, it had to be able to give away 0.9*5 l = 4.5 liters of air at 1.8 bar. I tried to breathe in carefully. ok that worked and I immediately stopped so that the pressure in the tank would always stay above the ambient pressure. I surfaced slowly, exhaling and told the good man his bottle is empty now . He was a little relieved that I emerged safe .
The man only gave me his scuba because i didn't show any signs of fear, and I could only do that because I had no fear and only because I had no fear that was a safe dive in my freedive comfort zone.
That's what freediving can do for you .
