scuba diving and free diving

[scuber steve]

Hey everyone, during school today I was thinking about what similarities and what differences free diving and scuba diving both have. I was wondering what you all think the about similarites and differences. Feel free to say what you think!

 

[holdingmybreath]

Hey everyone, during school today I was thinking about what similarities and what differences free diving and scuba diving both have. I was wondering what you all think the about similarites and differences. Feel free to say what you think!

never gave it a thought but after dwelling on it abit I don't think there are many similarities other than they both go under the water and both "should" have a buddy. generally - fins, masks, wetsuits, and weight belts used for freediving are different than for scuba. Techniques like finning, equalizing, leaving the surface are different between the two. Amount of time you can spend under the water is obviously different, and what it takes to get bent is different, different cautions have to be taken. and then there's the zen of freediving.. if you get into that sort of thing... And another thing.. there is no comparrison of the fluidity a freediver experiences in the water compared to an encumbered scuba diver. there's the equipment cost, certifications, etc. etc. too.. No.. not to many similarities that I can see.

 

[FreeFloat]

never gave it a thought but after dwelling on it abit I don't think there are many similarities other than they both go under the water and both "should" have a buddy. generally - fins, masks, wetsuits, and weight belts used for freediving are different than for scuba. Techniques like finning, equalizing, leaving the surface are different between the two. Amount of time you can spend under the water is obviously different, and what it takes to get bent is different, different cautions have to be taken. and then there's the zen of freediving.. if you get into that sort of thing... And another thing.. there is no comparrison of the fluidity a freediver experiences in the water compared to an encumbered scuba diver. there's the equipment cost, certifications, etc. etc. too.. No.. not to many similarities that I can see.

What he said.

I participate in both.

What similiarities are there between soccer and American football? They're both played on a field and involve a ball. It ends there.

Freediving and scuba both involve underwater. That's about it. Even the physiology is different......