My first big step, thanks to DB.

[chaneym]

I've been lurking around the forums for about a month now reading just about everything I could about freediving. Me and my buddy have been going out and practicing just about every day since we started and I had been having problems equalizing to 10m. I practice every day with the frenzle technique out of the water and today it finally just clicked I guess. I did my first successful 10m dive with absoutley no problems at all.

When I touched the bottom I didn't stay down there too long. I looked at my dive computer, saw 10m and was just overwhelmed with excitment. I shot back up, gave a thumbs up to my buddy, took a few deep breaths and just laid back into the waves.

I'm planning on scheduling some lessons with a freediver here on Okinawa pretty soon. Love this community and all the information available, hope it never goes away.

 

[deep thinker]

Welcome to DB then and congrats on your accomplishment, your off to a good start.
A freediving coarse is allways a good idea and you will be amazed at what you can really do afterward.
Good luck and we hope to hear more positive feedback from you soon.
Safe Diving

 

[vali]

congrats....
it seems that the water is with u
be carrefoul with those signs:
a thumb's up means "ascending"....not that you are ok
for the "ok" there is another sign

 

[chaneym]

congrats....
it seems that the water is with u
be carrefoul with those signs:
a thumb's up means "ascending"....not that you are ok
for the "ok" there is another sign

Good point, I'll have to remember that next time. Thanks. :head

 

[robert barrocas]

Congratulations and good luck.

 

[Erik]

Good stuff
Relax, relax, and relax some more... you'll be at 30 metres before you know it.

 

[SnuFPunK]

Congradulations

Ah... I remember how excited I was when Ive done my first 10 meters

Keep practicing and youll learn how to use your potential to its full in no time.

Love the water, let it love you back.

~ Snuf.

 

[sanso]

Well done, chaneym, and the best of luck for Your plans!

 

[Sergiu]

Great start! I recall doing the very same thing on DB, lurking on the forum for quite a while reading lots of good stuff.

great that you have a buddy to go freediving with. keep it up! (well, reformulate, keep it down!)

serge