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Title: Free dive into hole
Post by: DarkMonster620 on October 20, 2014, 06:42:02 AM
I can barely hold my breath for one minute !!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQITWbAaDx0 (//http://)
Title: Re: Free dive into hole
Post by: MendoDave on October 20, 2014, 08:20:43 PM
Dunno how he does it. I used to be able to dive 40' and when I got down there i could only stay down a few seconds. Probably couldn't do it today. 25' maybe 30'  if I did it now.
Title: Re: Free dive into hole
Post by: Grampa on October 21, 2014, 10:25:46 AM
I'd rather be laying down on a flotation device with a frosty adult beverage in hand.
Title: Re: Free dive into hole
Post by: ducatiz on October 21, 2014, 11:40:41 AM
Cameraman has tanks. 
Title: Re: Free dive into hole
Post by: Bick on October 21, 2014, 01:53:21 PM
You could stick to the swimming pools...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAMlgyGqhAw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAMlgyGqhAw)
Title: Re: Free dive into hole
Post by: MendoDave on October 21, 2014, 03:17:50 PM
Quote from: Bick on October 21, 2014, 01:53:21 PM
You could stick to the swimming pools...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAMlgyGqhAw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAMlgyGqhAw)

The ocean was free and had the benifit of providing fish & Abalone.
Title: Re: Free dive into hole
Post by: Monsterlover on October 21, 2014, 03:25:01 PM
How deep is that one?

Free divers are a special breed
Title: Re: Free dive into hole
Post by: DarkMonster620 on October 21, 2014, 03:31:11 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on October 21, 2014, 03:25:01 PM
How deep is that one?

Free divers are a special breed
according to the article, 200mts
Title: Re: Free dive into hole
Post by: Bick on October 21, 2014, 05:58:44 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on October 21, 2014, 03:25:01 PM
How deep is that one?

Free divers are a special breed

Emphasis on "Special"

Title: Re: Free dive into hole
Post by: DanTheMan on October 22, 2014, 09:02:23 PM
Surprising enough its not very difficult to hold your breath up to 2 min or beyond with a little practice. The key is relaxation. After living on an island for a few years we would spear fish/freedive quite often. Deepest i have ever been was 82 feet, touch and go. More common for was 30-50 feet. 100 feet is considered the recreational limit. 
Title: Re: Free dive into hole
Post by: MendoDave on October 23, 2014, 06:52:01 AM
Quote from: DanTheMan on October 22, 2014, 09:02:23 PM
Surprising enough its not very difficult to hold your breath up to 2 min or beyond with a little practice. The key is relaxation. After living on an island for a few years we would spear fish/freedive quite often. Deepest i have ever been was 82 feet, touch and go. More common for was 30-50 feet. 100 feet is considered the recreational limit.  

My ears...for one thing. but practice yes. It helps. Still 40 feet was the deepest I've been. There are plenty of fish to spear down there  :)


If you are Special like me you can probably get an abalone and a fish on one breath.  8)

How goes it Dan?
Title: Re: Free dive into hole
Post by: Grampa on October 23, 2014, 07:06:35 AM
Von's is where you get fish and abalone.


You are confusing driving with diving.
Title: Re: Free dive into hole
Post by: DanTheMan on October 23, 2014, 09:51:45 PM
good!

Ive been wanting to go up north for ab's, but water is so cold here.
Title: Re: Free dive into hole
Post by: MendoDave on October 24, 2014, 01:35:47 AM
Ab season is over at the end of the month and the ocean starts getting rough. Peeps that go out when its rough sometimes don't come back. But theres always next spring..

As for cold you will definitely need a good wetsuit.
Title: Re: Free dive into hole
Post by: derby on October 24, 2014, 02:55:00 AM
Quote from: ducatiz on October 21, 2014, 11:40:41 AM
Cameraman has tanks.  

i'm not so sure... the camera "man" is julie gautier, herself a record-holding freediver, while supposedly also holding her breath.

http://vimeo.com/35777613 (http://vimeo.com/35777613)

also:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldgxr4f6pWI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldgxr4f6pWI)
Title: Re: Free dive into hole
Post by: ducatiz on October 24, 2014, 05:55:27 AM
Quote from: derby on October 24, 2014, 02:55:00 AM
i'm not so sure... the camera "man" is julie gautier, herself a record-holding freediver, while supposedly also holding her breath.

http://vimeo.com/35777613 (http://vimeo.com/35777613)

also:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldgxr4f6pWI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldgxr4f6pWI)

it's no big deal to disconnect from a tank & regulator underwater.  it's also possible to add a buoyancy device to the tank to make it neutral in the water.

since there is no camera on the cameraperson there is no way to know. .  but when it's a 5 minute video (which means they were there 20-30-40 minutes?) and the subject is going hundreds of feet underwater, i can surmise someone had a tank nearby...
Title: Re: Free dive into hole
Post by: kopfjäger on October 24, 2014, 06:49:37 AM
The wedding scene it that video was bizarre.
Title: Re: Free dive into hole
Post by: derby on October 24, 2014, 11:41:40 AM
Quote from: ducatiz on October 24, 2014, 05:55:27 AM
it's no big deal to disconnect from a tank & regulator underwater.  it's also possible to add a buoyancy device to the tank to make it neutral in the water.

since there is no camera on the cameraperson there is no way to know. .  but when it's a 5 minute video (which means they were there 20-30-40 minutes?) and the subject is going hundreds of feet underwater, i can surmise someone had a tank nearby...

my first guess was rebreather (no bubbles)... then i saw who the camera person was.

given the length of the video and different camera angles, i'm pretty sure this was shot over multiple dives.
Title: Re: Free dive into hole
Post by: mookieo2 on December 06, 2014, 11:19:41 AM
I started free dive spearfishing last year. Free diving is a great sport. I took a class this summer and was able to hold my breath for over 3 min. Before the class the deepest I ever dove was 30' but I had to come up right away. After the class I had 30' dives that lasted 1:45. I could go down to 50' with time to look around and did 20M a few times( max allowed in the class) its amazing what the proper breathing techniques can do. The rest is just practice.  People are going over 100M with no fins.  The record dynamic apnea ( swimming underwater in a pool) is 225M with no fins.

Its nice not to have to pay for and lug scuba gear around and I think spear fishing on scuba in water less than 60' is cheating.