Teflon-Don
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Hi guys, I just recently completed the Padi OWD course and went straight in to the AOWD. Even though I still have fairly little experience underwater and have logged only around 10 dives, every time I get in the water I feel more at home than the last. I'm loving scuba and can see me doing it for the rest of my days, hopefully improving more and more as time goes by. However I have one main issue that I just really want to resolve, which is that I have a high air consumption underwater which consequently ends dives earlier. Just to give you a closer understanding of what I'm talking about we started our 3rd dive with 220 bars, at a depth of around 18 meters (I cant recall how long exactly we were under) and at the end of yesterdays dive I ended at 70 bars where my buddy was at 130.
My buddy, and other divers haven't displayed any superior skills underwater, we are all on the same level, some skills I do with ease that they may find more challenging and vice versa but they all seem to kick my ass when it comes to breathing. Why, why, why - I just want to get over this hurdle and be able to enjoy my dives more without taking so much air like a fool.
I have read some tips on various websites to improve air consumption which I will of course try. But id like to know if any of you more experienced divers / instructors out there old and new who maybe had a similar experience at the beginning and how you overcame the issue.
Thank you for taking the time to read.
My buddy, and other divers haven't displayed any superior skills underwater, we are all on the same level, some skills I do with ease that they may find more challenging and vice versa but they all seem to kick my ass when it comes to breathing. Why, why, why - I just want to get over this hurdle and be able to enjoy my dives more without taking so much air like a fool.
I have read some tips on various websites to improve air consumption which I will of course try. But id like to know if any of you more experienced divers / instructors out there old and new who maybe had a similar experience at the beginning and how you overcame the issue.
Thank you for taking the time to read.