FII Level 2 June 2-5

Quote from O2 deprived

It was a Variable Weight dive which is not a competition discipline-- only for records. He did it at the end of the competition.

In regards to the counter ballast and lanyards; the diver is on sonar and observed from the platform crew. If there is a problem the counter ballast is enacted and the diver is pulled up. Like everything, the system is not perfect but so far so good in competitions. There are a team of safety divers. The deep safety meets the diver at 30m on their ascent and the second safety comes in at 20m. In the case with Walter; the safetys waited for over 1:30 as Walt was late. It was scary but it all worked out and Walter was fine. He did stay on O2 for sometime after the dive for recovery purposes.

Here is a good article from the NY Times about the comp. I was interviewed but I guess too dull to make the news!

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/sports/17dive.html

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I didn't know they used sonar, very neat.

Too dull....You should have gotten brain surgery 5 months beforehand, then you'd make the news!

wow..i guess I am a terrible diver !! haha my static best, on the couch as they say, is like right at 3 minutes :@ and Jim is taking about 4:30 like it sucks...

i wish i could make this class but I dont have the $ at the moment..have a great time Xan

If it is any consolation, my Static has little bearing on my dive times. I only do them to get ready for deeper diving or to keep up skills when I haven't been diving.

The pool is way easier than doing it on the couch, BTW.

Practicing statics to become a better spearfisherman, is like saying that practicing making love by yourself will make you a good lover. In reality of course you'll just be a wanker

Practicing statics will help you to become a better freediver. Becoming a better freediver will help you to become a better spearfisherman...IMHO, of course.

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Practicing statics to become a better spearfisherman, is like saying that practicing making love by yourself will make you a good lover. In reality of course you'll just be a wanker

Here is a training exercise from the Ozzies at Curtis Coast that is very beneficial- you might like this better Dan

"We have started on a cycle of delay training. It goes 25m - delay (no breath) - 25m. Our last cycle brought most divers up to 1 minute delay. Those divers will kick off near that level and have a new target. New divers will work up to the 1 min. This training is great for spearfishing as in dive time and energy it approximates a 25m dive with a minute of bottom time. For a freediver training for depth if he/she does 25m swim - 25 sec delay - 50m swim, this approximates a 50m dive in dive time and energy and is a good way to gradiently build up to this level.
Wayne Judge 5:07pm Apr 22

so what you do is swim 25m underwater with fins . then stop at the end- hold your breath ( static) then do another 25m ( or yards here in the US) increase the static as you can.You can also try to go further after the delay. Make sure you have a buddy when doing any exercises in the water. There is always a potential for blackout.

That sounds cool. I'm gonna try that today.

[QUOTE= A 30 meter dive takes 30 seconds down and 30 seconds up (meter per second of travel time).[/QUOTE]

I must swim really slow.... I'm going to try to pay more attention to that and see if I've just never noticed or If I need to weight myself differently/fin harder.

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I must swim really slow.... I'm going to try to pay more attention to that and see if I've just never noticed or If I need to weight myself differently/fin harder.

It's more steady as you go up for most, but based on the way they teach you to dive, that's how it works going down and up. ~6 hard kicks to 10 meters, +~6 soft kicks to 20 meters, then glide!

If you watch videos, you can figure out how deep they are diving based on how long it takes to come up.

Very cool thank you, I'll start paying more attention and see if I notice quicker progress diving.