Connor, what I was doing was more like relaxed exhale without forcing anything. There is some comfort volume - somewhere right there. I think comfort is the key word rather than how much air actually is in there. Hard to quantify in litres, lets just say 50% lung capacity.
I was always wondering why my kid does so much of what he calls "no air diving", silly 10 yo kid was doing it right under my nose for months while I was busy labouring purging and packing. And then I happened to notice this thread here, and some other thread on this matter. And then I tried it to my big pleasant surprise. We ended up doing rounds in our pool together on half lungs, me and my kid.
On this new question whether should I practice some more freediving before experimentation on half lung, I say who would be the judge, who will give me a green light? I can't say I know my limits, because no one really knows until it is too late. Simply a question of how do we develop anything new if we stuck doing something in some classic, generally accepted way. I think Connor may have a point in that newbee may leap forward on something new rather than old dog trying to learn new tricks. Seems like my kid discovered the fun of half lung diving on his own, and he was doing it quite successfully. I think his dives are close to 25 seconds and maybe some 25 meters if we unroll his zigzags into a straight line. He collects all coins, about a dosen of them scattered around our pool, stays down at about 6ft pretending asleep or doing some other silly things for the camera, generally look happy and relaxed. Now, if I intervene and start asking him doing all the boring breathe up and full lung dives that may ruin all the goodness. This is not about making a guinea pig out of my little boy, no way, just a matter of letting things go in their natural way.
Remebering azapa's remark about proper ballasting, I think there is a point too. Maybe if I just drop packing and all that raised shoulders-bulging belly kind of inhale, maybe that coupled with neck weight will be enough for getting into similar peaceful state of mind.
I was always wondering why my kid does so much of what he calls "no air diving", silly 10 yo kid was doing it right under my nose for months while I was busy labouring purging and packing. And then I happened to notice this thread here, and some other thread on this matter. And then I tried it to my big pleasant surprise. We ended up doing rounds in our pool together on half lungs, me and my kid.
On this new question whether should I practice some more freediving before experimentation on half lung, I say who would be the judge, who will give me a green light? I can't say I know my limits, because no one really knows until it is too late. Simply a question of how do we develop anything new if we stuck doing something in some classic, generally accepted way. I think Connor may have a point in that newbee may leap forward on something new rather than old dog trying to learn new tricks. Seems like my kid discovered the fun of half lung diving on his own, and he was doing it quite successfully. I think his dives are close to 25 seconds and maybe some 25 meters if we unroll his zigzags into a straight line. He collects all coins, about a dosen of them scattered around our pool, stays down at about 6ft pretending asleep or doing some other silly things for the camera, generally look happy and relaxed. Now, if I intervene and start asking him doing all the boring breathe up and full lung dives that may ruin all the goodness. This is not about making a guinea pig out of my little boy, no way, just a matter of letting things go in their natural way.
Remebering azapa's remark about proper ballasting, I think there is a point too. Maybe if I just drop packing and all that raised shoulders-bulging belly kind of inhale, maybe that coupled with neck weight will be enough for getting into similar peaceful state of mind.
