I am a bearded man who is just starting in the sport. I have a good mask (cressi focus), but it leaks around my mustach despite a good fit. Does vasoline work as well as silicone grease? If not, is there a common source where I can purchase silicone grease at a normal price? My dive shop sells it for $3 a tablespoon.
Question #2. The relaxed fetal position
I got a copy of Terry Maas' freediving video which, among many things instructs divers to learn the relaxed fetal position on the surface of the water for resting and observing. I have tried this in a wetsuit and out, with various weighting options. I always seem to sink when I exhale, and float when I inhale. Is this the key, that I have to time my breaths to stay afloat? Possibliity number two is that I am just doing it wrong. Help?
Question #2. The relaxed fetal position
I got a copy of Terry Maas' freediving video which, among many things instructs divers to learn the relaxed fetal position on the surface of the water for resting and observing. I have tried this in a wetsuit and out, with various weighting options. I always seem to sink when I exhale, and float when I inhale. Is this the key, that I have to time my breaths to stay afloat? Possibliity number two is that I am just doing it wrong. Help?