Thanks, DMann! I have always kept my snorkel in my mouth for the exact same reason. I love hearing more about technique and gun/gear/suit (especially feet in cold water!) Setups. I dive cold New England murk all year so my technique might differ from Mediterranean, Polynesian, Nordic divers, but we all can learn from each other. I HIGHLY advise using a moderately heavy neck weight as this has not only made my DD/descents more efficient, but since it's the highest weight during ascent it becomes the lightest weight the quickest. Was diving yesterday 03/25/23 in 5° water 3° air decent viz to apx 6m with snow clouds rolling in in the afternoon. I can't seem to get my feet system right as I constantly have to head to shore and spend 40min stomping them out every hour or so. Currently using triathlon socks, 3mm OMER, layer of Lycra sock, and a 7mm Yazbeck. Although they fit, I think my foot pockets are too small and it's restricting blood flow causing the feet to get cold. Curious to hear how you set up your feet diving in cold waters. Much love from the North Shore!
Hey Anon, sounds extreme! When I dived in Norway last year in similar conditions I used immersion 9mm socks. Important thing is to have them a size bigger than you think. When they are thick like that they can really restrict blood flow. Yes there was water sloshing around in them but I never once had cold feed. Wear the socks around the house for an hour and you’ll soon find out if it’s the cold or the constriction from the neoprene 👌
Been "fighting" anti "no snorkel in" for ages. Finally a great champion talk about and hopefully open minds and understand why everthing in freediving can not apply to spearfishing.
Do not listen to this advice. Competitors know how to catch fish, but they know shit about anatomy or how human body behaves. Always take snorkel out. Your throat is then closed. If you have snorkel in your mouth- your throat is wide open. If you BO- you will get your lungs full of water.
You don't need to have your mouth shut to isolate your airway from water. Other wise in rescue (first aid level) you would not be thought to tilt the head back to open them. Think you really need to refresh your anatomy. Can you remind us what's happen during a black out?
@@DanielMann We have two MD's in our club, I will ask them for a precise and detailed explanation. I remember what verified A.I.D.A instructors told us at freediving course more than 20 years ago.
Oh Dan! What a shocker! Feel your pain mate, but what a great trip that must have been. Even after 20 years you're still learning. With a whole two years under my belt I'm feeling hugely under-qualified!
This is outrageous! This has to stop! I can't take any more! Beautiful, amazing people doing beautiful, amazing things, beautifully shot and edited, and delivered with humour and humility! Ugh. I feel sick. 😜🤗 Thank you from a total noob. 😁 Mark in Scotland
Interesting. Back in the 1960s when I started scuba diving, we were trained to leave the snorkel in your mouth, then begin clearing the snorkel just below the surface. I have never deviated from that technique. Nor have I ever heard a better explanation for the reason than that described by Giacomo.
I found this very interesting, I remember being very specifically taught to purge the snorkel on ascent before breaching the surface as early as 1976 when I did my first diving course in Canada. Good stuff Daniel! Mike on Canada's west coast.🙂
I'd never really thought about that reasoning for keeping the snorkel in your mouth. I guess it also serves as a reminder to make sure you watch your mates well after they have surfaced from a dive as a blackout on the surface when no one is watching is just as if not more dangerous than one at 3m.
Great video. Your Orca seems very maneuverable. Sorry about the miss, just remind yourself spearfishing is hard. Also, now I know why we sometimes see experienced divers with their snorkel in. I'm not sure I will change, but good to know.
Thanks Mike, I suspect it was due to nerves and also shooting out to the side. Nothing to absorb the recoil. The orca is really nice underwater, love it.
Amazing conversation mate. Thankfully I never did get used to spitting my snorkel. I've yet to find a reliable dive buddy and so often go alone too. I used to clear the snorkel as I surfaced but that'll change now thanks to the brilliant content delivered by you.
As someone that dived by myself quite a lot I have always kept my snorkel in my mouth for the same reasoning. I've tried spitting it out a few times but it feels so weird. It's nice to see some one respected in the field confirming what I've been thinking.
I have been doing this naturally while free diving to just look at fish. Great to see this insight. When im on the surface and I look down, I go straight into recovery mode while looking at possible fish to catch next.(in spearfishing context now) The snorkel never leaves my mouth basically and it felt natural to me. I would say to stick to what keeps you safe in your case. As he said even with a buddy if ppl dont notice it right away, which hard on surface, you are cooked and roll the dice.
Great video Dan!! Giacomo's knowledge is far beyond most other great spearos. So jealous you've had the privilege to dive and learn from him. Keep up the good work!
I love your videos Daniel! I laughed really hard at the end with this one! The Mediterranean will keep calling you for dentex hunting for years, you will never get enough of this, that's for sure!
Daniel, many thanks for this video. Great footage and educational too. Very interesting information about keeping the snorkel in I feel strange taking it out but felt i had to when freediving. Great content....thanks again.
Pleased to see Giacomo talk about Pepe Amengual, Pepe was sponsored by Nemrod in the early 80s when he was world champion, he used a Nemrod Ciclon 100 speargun which I was still using up till last year! had it since 1992, learned spearfishing with it and still love this speargun especially the trigger.
your idea of making this video with the best men spearfishing in the world, this is really very helpful for us as a spearo who is beginners or professionals. keep up the good things to share for this beloved sport. thank you very much Daniel for share this video and thank you Giacomo for sharing knowledge with us so that we can keep doing what we love safely.
Hey mate you had an incredible day ! Sharing fishing time with a man like Giacomo it fills your experience of thousend positive thing. Great video and congratulation to you as well , you did good even if the dentex is still swimming in the sea
That was a spearfishing seminar!!! Congrats for your stira. I am sure you wont forget the dantex😅😅 I can still see a positive side one that situation..... the fish is still alive!! Now you are a qualified med spero so i know you catch a bigger one!
Love the content! Interesting about the snorkle… I grew up keeping it in my mouth and had to build the habit of spitting it out… now maybe I’ll go back!
Absolutely Fascinating Minute 10 on regarding the retention of the snorkel. There seems to be logic there. The question of laryngeal reflex automatically occurring without water intrusion as protective mechanism. It would make for a fascinating study to see if the activation of the mammalian dive reflex accentuates the laryngeal reflex. Also there could be an additional benefit to retaining the snorkel....... There is another reflex that is directly related and tied to the Mammalian dive reflex. It is call the Trigeminal Cardiogenic Reflex. It is that reflex that keeps the heart rate from going tachycardia when obstructive sleep apnea occurs. Perhaps the sustained jaw position /clenching to retain the snorkel at depth is of physiologic value to assist lower heart rate. Great Video. Thank you for sharing this very excellent topic of contemplation and research. Cheers Daniel.
Awesome video Dan and welcome to my world! Just got back from a holiday in cape verde, went out spearfishing 4 times with a local spearfisherman. Only had one shot on one wahoo (15 kilos or so) hit it in the spine, didn't go through, lost the fish☹️ I swear God does not want me spearfishing!!🤷
I have always thought it odd that you would spit out the snorkel after submerging. I believe keeping it in place and clearing it just as you reach the surface is a more practical method. I’d like to get more info on the class. Great video!
Giacomo, Justin Lee, you sir Mann, Mr Myers and many others. Y’all are some super talented spear-fishermen. you and Justin Lee would have to be my utmost favorites to watch. Myers too.
At least the dentex is not injured, never easy those side shots. The speed and direction of those fish are so difficult ! Great video ! Thanks from France
loved the video. That snorkel technique is definitely valid if you are sure you will be buoyant at the surface but his remark of always thinking you have no support on surface is 100% true. Unlucky on that dentex miss, did you also film it with your gopro? Any idea where the shot went? Looking forward to part 2
Hey Dan, Huge fan of your work and the content you create. We also share similar interests in spearfishing gear. I noticed that you have a new set of foot pockets on your DiveR's. I am also looking to change foot pockets on my DiveR's and would like more info on those specific ones. Cheers, Nick
ah Daniel well done! too bad for that dentex, maybe having Giacomo over your shoulder gives too much confidence XD I will sign up for the master class, I had found it a while back but then forgot about it! 🍿
nice video as always ! About the snorkel in the mouth, so many different POV in that regard. Stefan Mifsuf (current static apnea world record and brilliant free diver to whom -50 is classic) says the exact opposite. Basically if you blackout at the surface and stand still, the weight on your back will make you turn so your mouth faces the sky. Anyway hope none of us will experience black out ! like ever ahah!
Even with constant weight I stop kicking about 2/3 the way down and sink glide the rest on the way doing a turn if needed and settle down with little movement.
Loved this vid Daniel. Well done and thanks to all involved👌 I always used to dive with snorkel in mouth as it’s more suitable for rough South African conditions. I switched about 15 years ago and i find it feels more relaxed in the mouth. Now days I use a bit of a hybrid technique and keep snorkel in mouth in rough conditions - you don’t want the snorkel waving about or washing away when hunting musselcracker! The logic behind keeping it in the mouth does seem sound for spearfisherman. Often blackout occurs on the surface if incorrect breathing is used 👍
Another technique exists with the snorkel: you remove it in the dive as per usual, on accent in the last meter you insert the snorkel in the mount (under the water) and make exhale to remove all water from the snorkel, right before the surface. The technic is not an easy but worth it.
About the snorkel in the mouth, I personally had better experiences since i I started lo leave it. I had 7/8 samba experiences (never blakout) during the years i used to keep the snorkel. Since i learned to leave it and TO INHALE (not exhale) when i'm out of a dive, i haven't had a single issues any moore.
Maybe a combination of spitting the snorkel and then putting it in your mouth on ascent is the trick… equalising is always easier for me with the snorkel out but I do like his logic of blackouts at the surface
@@DanielMann Im thinking about this .. when someone is hypoxic and they already lost motor control, not sure that they will exhale forcefully to clear the snorkel. They will end up swallowing water. Also, exhaling forcefully right ascent will contribute to likelihood of blackout. It would seem the best to train yourself to always always take recovery breathe and make that automatic. That one breathe with passive exhale, can def save your life even if you become unconscious for a bit after. You will also sink down if you clear snorkel - that is like doing frc dives. You freefall from the surface
You don’t have to forcefully exhale to clear the snorkel under the surface, just release air passively and it clears not like on the surface where you have to do it forcefully.
@@DanielMann yeah... donno. Will have to think more on this. Ive done few rescues now and replaying in my mind how it might or might not be helpful. Not sure... but recovery breathe definitely.. but that's also not guaranteed when you are so out of it.
Hey man, love the vids! They help me out a lot! Quick question, GoPro on the mask...what angle do you put it at? In line with the mask? Slightly up? Slightly down? Feel like every time I screw it up
Thanks Dan I will be buying his course for sure. Says its only in English subtitles so I hope I understand it all. BTW half your amazon things with the links aren't even available! The harness, the mask, the crimping tool! And thats all i checked! Just So You Know :)
@@DanielMann wanted to tell you sooner but I thought Amazon would get the items back in soon but they have not! CLASS IS PURCHASED!!! Yes there are English subtitles, they are not perfect but you can kinda figure out what he means ;) Will let you know if it helps me!!
You generally black out on the surface and settle face down. When you’re breathing up on the surface you aren’t fighting weights to stay face down, it happens very naturally to stay face down.
Unfortunately i can't agree ablut the snorkel thing. Its true that in freediving the most common blackout occur in the top level of water but it can also happen while struggling with a fish at the bottom. Just this year we had a spearo who lost his life that way in israel. (We are not sure but the estimates was that he fought whith a grouper because they found his gun and shaft stuck in a hole. For me when i'm going up from an exhausting dive in the last 2/3 meters i'm turning chest side up to a position that if i'll pass out i'll be on my back.
I don’t think it’s very common to black out on the bottom, very rare cases. I’ve extracted a few groupers and the problem isn’t on the bottom it’s coming back up. Also most guys that black out and are saved have no idea what happened and if they were going to black out. It would be very difficult to know you’re in trouble in the last 2m and then somehow slow the ascent to turn belly up. Each to their own though. Easier not to push yourself to the limit.
Giacomo's logic concerning keeping the snorkel in mouth is outstanding.
Having Giacomo telling you off underwater for that dentex must have been priceless 😂😂 loved the video! Can't wait for the next one!
Priceless in not a good way 🤣
Thanks, DMann! I have always kept my snorkel in my mouth for the exact same reason. I love hearing more about technique and gun/gear/suit (especially feet in cold water!) Setups. I dive cold New England murk all year so my technique might differ from Mediterranean, Polynesian, Nordic divers, but we all can learn from each other. I HIGHLY advise using a moderately heavy neck weight as this has not only made my DD/descents more efficient, but since it's the highest weight during ascent it becomes the lightest weight the quickest. Was diving yesterday 03/25/23 in 5° water 3° air decent viz to apx 6m with snow clouds rolling in in the afternoon. I can't seem to get my feet system right as I constantly have to head to shore and spend 40min stomping them out every hour or so. Currently using triathlon socks, 3mm OMER, layer of Lycra sock, and a 7mm Yazbeck. Although they fit, I think my foot pockets are too small and it's restricting blood flow causing the feet to get cold. Curious to hear how you set up your feet diving in cold waters. Much love from the North Shore!
Hey Anon, sounds extreme! When I dived in Norway last year in similar conditions I used immersion 9mm socks. Important thing is to have them a size bigger than you think. When they are thick like that they can really restrict blood flow. Yes there was water sloshing around in them but I never once had cold feed. Wear the socks around the house for an hour and you’ll soon find out if it’s the cold or the constriction from the neoprene 👌
@@DanielMann Thanks bud! Sick that I get an actual response from you. Dive safe!
His diving style is so smooth and cool. Guys, I hope to improve my diving skills like yours one day.
Like a seal down there 😁
Been "fighting" anti "no snorkel in" for ages. Finally a great champion talk about and hopefully open minds and understand why everthing in freediving can not apply to spearfishing.
Do not listen to this advice. Competitors know how to catch fish, but they know shit about anatomy or how human body behaves. Always take snorkel out. Your throat is then closed. If you have snorkel in your mouth- your throat is wide open. If you BO- you will get your lungs full of water.
My throat is closed by my glottis no? It’s the reason I can open my mouth underwater and not have lungs full of air. How is it any different?
You don't need to have your mouth shut to isolate your airway from water. Other wise in rescue (first aid level) you would not be thought to tilt the head back to open them. Think you really need to refresh your anatomy.
Can you remind us what's happen during a black out?
@@DanielMann We have two MD's in our club, I will ask them for a precise and detailed explanation. I remember what verified A.I.D.A instructors told us at freediving course more than 20 years ago.
Wow, thank you for this really educational one! Beautiful pictures, sympathetic protagonists and realistic content - not every shot is a hit!
Thank you Giacomo
Oh Dan! What a shocker! Feel your pain mate, but what a great trip that must have been. Even after 20 years you're still learning. With a whole two years under my belt I'm feeling hugely under-qualified!
Every day is a school day in this lifestyle.
This is outrageous! This has to stop! I can't take any more!
Beautiful, amazing people doing beautiful, amazing things, beautifully shot and edited, and delivered with humour and humility! Ugh. I feel sick.
😜🤗 Thank you from a total noob. 😁 Mark in Scotland
Glad you’re enjoying the videos 🙌
absolutely loved it, can never get enough of it
Nice to see Giacomo in action! Looking forward to seeing the next part 🎬🤙🏻
The Mediterranean really makes it tough, gotta be a great hunter. Have to make it there one day, great video!!
Interesting. Back in the 1960s when I started scuba diving, we were trained to leave the snorkel in your mouth, then begin clearing the snorkel just below the surface. I have never deviated from that technique. Nor have I ever heard a better explanation for the reason than that described by Giacomo.
Interesting how trends come and go.
Thx Daniel , your videos always bring joys ! Cant wait for the next one .
Priceless! That Dentex miss was painful, but priceless.
oh how the sea humbles us all, love the adventure Daniel, thank you...
I found this very interesting, I remember being very specifically taught to purge the snorkel on ascent before breaching the surface as early as 1976 when I did my first diving course in Canada. Good stuff Daniel! Mike on Canada's west coast.🙂
Amazing, thank you Daniel for sharing your experiences, great video mate. Looking forward to the next video! 🤙
I'd never really thought about that reasoning for keeping the snorkel in your mouth. I guess it also serves as a reminder to make sure you watch your mates well after they have surfaced from a dive as a blackout on the surface when no one is watching is just as if not more dangerous than one at 3m.
Thanks Daniel for sharing!! Giacomo is a school by himself! Amazing videos man... watching you from Crete!! Continue the great videos
Thank you Gerasimos!
This is great to hear about the snorkel it’s how I’ve always felt more comfortable diving!
Great video. Your Orca seems very maneuverable. Sorry about the miss, just remind yourself spearfishing is hard. Also, now I know why we sometimes see experienced divers with their snorkel in. I'm not sure I will change, but good to know.
Thanks Mike, I suspect it was due to nerves and also shooting out to the side. Nothing to absorb the recoil. The orca is really nice underwater, love it.
Amazing conversation mate. Thankfully I never did get used to spitting my snorkel.
I've yet to find a reliable dive buddy and so often go alone too. I used to clear the snorkel as I surfaced but that'll change now thanks to the brilliant content delivered by you.
Thank you and the Italian team for sharing this knowledge
As someone that dived by myself quite a lot I have always kept my snorkel in my mouth for the same reasoning. I've tried spitting it out a few times but it feels so weird. It's nice to see some one respected in the field confirming what I've been thinking.
Always good to dive how you feel comfortable.
I know a guy who blacked out and lived because he woke up on the surface with his snorkel in like that. It's a good idea when youre alone
I have been doing this naturally while free diving to just look at fish. Great to see this insight.
When im on the surface and I look down, I go straight into recovery mode while looking at possible fish to catch next.(in spearfishing context now) The snorkel never leaves my mouth basically and it felt natural to me. I would say to stick to what keeps you safe in your case. As he said even with a buddy if ppl dont notice it right away, which hard on surface, you are cooked and roll the dice.
Great video Dan!! Giacomo's knowledge is far beyond most other great spearos. So jealous you've had the privilege to dive and learn from him. Keep up the good work!
Cheers Marco! He’s truly something else in the water.
This is absolutely stunning. What a moment. Super duo... pop corn time🥳🥳🥳
I love your videos Daniel! I laughed really hard at the end with this one! The Mediterranean will keep calling you for dentex hunting for years, you will never get enough of this, that's for sure!
Absolutely, I’ll be back for sure!
Daniel, many thanks for this video. Great footage and educational too. Very interesting information about keeping the snorkel in
I feel strange taking it out but felt i had to when freediving. Great content....thanks again.
Pleased to see Giacomo talk about Pepe Amengual, Pepe was sponsored by Nemrod in the early 80s when he was world champion, he used a Nemrod Ciclon 100 speargun which I was still using up till last year! had it since 1992, learned spearfishing with it and still love this speargun especially the trigger.
🎉🎉🎉 the video made my day!! To go diving with such experienced spearos is priceless 🤩 Thank you very much for great content, Daniel 🙏🏼🙌🏼✨🤩
Incredible video, Dan! Love to see you dip in the Mediterranean. Cheers from Alicante, Spain!
As always, fantastic video Dan. Loving these educational ones as there is always so much to learn about this great sport!
Thanks Matthew!
your idea of making this video with the best men spearfishing in the world, this is really very helpful for us as a spearo who is beginners or professionals. keep up the good things to share for this beloved sport. thank you very much Daniel for share this video and thank you Giacomo for sharing knowledge with us so that we can keep doing what we love safely.
Great video. Giacomo, what a fantastic diver.
Thanks Paul, he’s incredible to be around in the water.
Awesome Video! What a pleasure to watch Daniel. Also great insight with the information regarding the snorkel!
Thanks Fredrik, glad you got something out of it 🙌
Hey mate you had an incredible day ! Sharing fishing time with a man like Giacomo it fills your experience of thousend positive thing. Great video and congratulation to you as well , you did good even if the dentex is still swimming in the sea
Pretty interesting that part about keeping the snorkel in the mouth. Great video!
That was a spearfishing seminar!!!
Congrats for your stira.
I am sure you wont forget the dantex😅😅
I can still see a positive side one that situation..... the fish is still alive!!
Now you are a qualified med spero so i know you catch a bigger one!
Love the content! Interesting about the snorkle… I grew up keeping it in my mouth and had to build the habit of spitting it out… now maybe I’ll go back!
Absolutely Fascinating Minute 10 on regarding the retention of the snorkel. There seems to be logic there. The question of laryngeal reflex automatically occurring without water intrusion as protective mechanism. It would make for a fascinating study to see if the activation of the mammalian dive reflex accentuates the laryngeal reflex. Also there could be an additional benefit to retaining the snorkel....... There is another reflex that is directly related and tied to the Mammalian dive reflex. It is call the Trigeminal Cardiogenic Reflex. It is that reflex that keeps the heart rate from going tachycardia when obstructive sleep apnea occurs. Perhaps the sustained jaw position /clenching to retain the snorkel at depth is of physiologic value to assist lower heart rate. Great Video. Thank you for sharing this very excellent topic of contemplation and research. Cheers Daniel.
Glad you got something out of it! Every day is a school day.
That spot at 2:13 is a good entry point if you don't have a boat at hand.
Mr.Daniel thank you very much! As usually, the best! All time are waiting for your video.
I noticed i literally sat on the edge of my seat when you did that last dive. Such a good video, cheers!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice to see this diving technique sir Dan and Giacomo thanks for sharing..from Philippines
Awesome video Dan and welcome to my world!
Just got back from a holiday in cape verde, went out spearfishing 4 times with a local spearfisherman. Only had one shot on one wahoo (15 kilos or so) hit it in the spine, didn't go through, lost the fish☹️
I swear God does not want me spearfishing!!🤷
Interesting chapter! Well done and great video 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Just started spearing in brissie, these videos are good inspiration to get me out there haha. keep the content coming
Thank mate, Brisbane is a fantastic place to go spearfishing.
What a man, in the way of the greatest of our sport!
Fantastic experience and great video, I would have paid to see the faces of both of you with the dentex missed shot.
That is Mediterranean spearfishing at its best. Hard and technical. Keep it up Daniel, Dentex is just around the corner 😂
Nice to know that my snorkel technic is good after all this years :) No more trying to force my self to take out the snorkel from my mouth. Thank you.
I have always thought it odd that you would spit out the snorkel after submerging. I believe keeping it in place and clearing it just as you reach the surface is a more practical method. I’d like to get more info on the class. Great video!
Thanks Ken, for 20 years I’ve always removed the snorkel before diving.
Yes I was taught to leave in mouth
Amazing video mate, I really loved it!!
Thank you!
Nice video idol and thank for knowledge you’ve shared
Giacomo, Justin Lee, you sir Mann, Mr Myers and many others. Y’all are some super talented spear-fishermen. you and Justin Lee would have to be my utmost favorites to watch. Myers too.
At least the dentex is not injured, never easy those side shots. The speed and direction of those fish are so difficult ! Great video ! Thanks from France
You have made my morning, mate. I'm watching this video again.
Cheers Dan!
What a humble man…. Giacomo 🤙🏻
Absolutely gentleman and beast in the water.
@@DanielMann I can imagine…
Nice video bravo Daniel
Bravo giac 🤙
Another great video! thanks for sharing Daniel!
🤣 😁 Great turn of events, LOL! Enjoyed the video, great one! Waiting the sequel... 👍
Enjoyed the video very much. Always find your dives to be quite interesting. Thank you much.👍
Bro you need to come to belize 🇧🇿 and spearfish with us
Great video! Very interesting regarding the snorkel technique, hadn't seen that before but it does make sense
Nice episode Daniel. Bravo. Keep that up mate. Cheers.
Two Legends in one Video 😍
Giacomo & Clauss!
Great vid with the best in the world, its my dream to be trained by Giacomo 🥺
It’s a great privilege that I am very thankful for.
loved the video. That snorkel technique is definitely valid if you are sure you will be buoyant at the surface but his remark of always thinking you have no support on surface is 100% true. Unlucky on that dentex miss, did you also film it with your gopro? Any idea where the shot went? Looking forward to part 2
great one
Great video, and great day of spearfishing!
Mario
Hey Dan,
Huge fan of your work and the content you create. We also share similar interests in spearfishing gear. I noticed that you have a new set of foot pockets on your DiveR's. I am also looking to change foot pockets on my DiveR's and would like more info on those specific ones.
Cheers,
Nick
It's nice to see I'm not the only one scaring dentex. 😂😂
wonderful video ❤
watching you from Tunisia
Thankyou!
enjoy watching here in riyad saudi arabia
Nooit...pity about the miss! Top diver hey! I do the same practice with the snorkel blow out meters before the surface. Aweh
that's very interesting. I would like to ask Giacomo, would a dry snorkel be a good idea since it is dry when submerged?
Again great video
You should be try to dive with anvar mufazalov
Great spearo
ah Daniel well done! too bad for that dentex, maybe having Giacomo over your shoulder gives too much confidence XD I will sign up for the master class, I had found it a while back but then forgot about it! 🍿
nice video as always !
About the snorkel in the mouth, so many different POV in that regard. Stefan Mifsuf (current static apnea world record and brilliant free diver to whom -50 is classic) says the exact opposite. Basically if you blackout at the surface and stand still, the weight on your back will make you turn so your mouth faces the sky.
Anyway hope none of us will experience black out ! like ever ahah!
Even with constant weight I stop kicking about 2/3 the way down and sink glide the rest on the way doing a turn if needed and settle down with little movement.
Loved this vid Daniel. Well done and thanks to all involved👌 I always used to dive with snorkel in mouth as it’s more suitable for rough South African conditions. I switched about 15 years ago and i find it feels more relaxed in the mouth. Now days I use a bit of a hybrid technique and keep snorkel in mouth in rough conditions - you don’t want the snorkel waving about or washing away when hunting musselcracker! The logic behind keeping it in the mouth does seem sound for spearfisherman. Often blackout occurs on the surface if incorrect breathing is used 👍
Cheers KD! Like everything, it’s situational. Surely too much noise keeping it in when hole hunting for the bass?
@@DanielMann not if you open your mouth when ducking your head so it fills from the bottom.
Bravissimi, saluti dall Venezuela.
The snorkel idea its nice !
But,how to keep it out?!
Another technique exists with the snorkel: you remove it in the dive as per usual, on accent in the last meter you insert the snorkel in the mount (under the water) and make exhale to remove all water from the snorkel, right before the surface.
The technic is not an easy but worth it.
Amazing video… again!!! The Italians seem to be good at everything haha 😂
So many comments in so little time, means something for sure. Great vid Daniel!
(I live in Greece, where is that?)
Down in Methoni!
@@DanielMann PARADISE!
9:54 I'm sure he thought the same about your duck dive technique 😅
Absolutely 🤣
About the snorkel in the mouth, I personally had better experiences since i I started lo leave it.
I had 7/8 samba experiences (never blakout) during the years i used to keep the snorkel.
Since i learned to leave it and TO INHALE (not exhale) when i'm out of a dive, i haven't had a single issues any moore.
Complimenti Daniel bellissimo video.
Man that hurts even from where I am sitting in my kitchen.
Giacomo is so calculated and precise you would think he is a surgeon.
Maybe a combination of spitting the snorkel and then putting it in your mouth on ascent is the trick… equalising is always easier for me with the snorkel out but I do like his logic of blackouts at the surface
I also tried this putting it back in the mouth on the way up. Could be one way to get the best of both worlds.
@@DanielMann Im thinking about this .. when someone is hypoxic and they already lost motor control, not sure that they will exhale forcefully to clear the snorkel. They will end up swallowing water. Also, exhaling forcefully right ascent will contribute to likelihood of blackout. It would seem the best to train yourself to always always take recovery breathe and make that automatic. That one breathe with passive exhale, can def save your life even if you become unconscious for a bit after.
You will also sink down if you clear snorkel - that is like doing frc dives. You freefall from the surface
You don’t have to forcefully exhale to clear the snorkel under the surface, just release air passively and it clears not like on the surface where you have to do it forcefully.
@@DanielMann yeah... donno. Will have to think more on this. Ive done few rescues now and replaying in my mind how it might or might not be helpful. Not sure... but recovery breathe definitely.. but that's also not guaranteed when you are so out of it.
Hey man, love the vids! They help me out a lot!
Quick question, GoPro on the mask...what angle do you put it at? In line with the mask? Slightly up? Slightly down? Feel like every time I screw it up
I generally try and keep the lens of the GoPro on the same plane as the glass on my mask.
Thanks Dan I will be buying his course for sure. Says its only in English subtitles so I hope I understand it all. BTW half your amazon things with the links aren't even available! The harness, the mask, the crimping tool! And thats all i checked! Just So You Know :)
It’s in Italian audio but has English & Spanish subtitles if those languages are of any help! Will update the links, they change so damn frequently
@@DanielMann wanted to tell you sooner but I thought Amazon would get the items back in soon but they have not! CLASS IS PURCHASED!!! Yes there are English subtitles, they are not perfect but you can kinda figure out what he means ;) Will let you know if it helps me!!
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Interesting about the snorkel, if all your weights are at your back theoretically you're supposed to float face up if you black out.
You generally black out on the surface and settle face down. When you’re breathing up on the surface you aren’t fighting weights to stay face down, it happens very naturally to stay face down.
Weights are around your hips not at your back !
@@HülaguHan63 the back of your hips not the front usually
Unfortunately i can't agree ablut the snorkel thing.
Its true that in freediving the most common blackout occur in the top level of water but it can also happen while struggling with a fish at the bottom.
Just this year we had a spearo who lost his life that way in israel. (We are not sure but the estimates was that he fought whith a grouper because they found his gun and shaft stuck in a hole.
For me when i'm going up from an exhausting dive in the last 2/3 meters i'm turning chest side up to a position that if i'll pass out i'll be on my back.
I don’t think it’s very common to black out on the bottom, very rare cases. I’ve extracted a few groupers and the problem isn’t on the bottom it’s coming back up.
Also most guys that black out and are saved have no idea what happened and if they were going to black out. It would be very difficult to know you’re in trouble in the last 2m and then somehow slow the ascent to turn belly up.
Each to their own though. Easier not to push yourself to the limit.
Love the educational bits. I can hear Giacomo breathup, would like to know his opinion not to blackout. Old question I know. Well done Dan
Answering that question on his personal safety on the next video with him 👌
Been doing the snorkel technique for years. I know a guy who blacked out and came to on the surface like that. Since hearing his story, I do this
Out of curiosity was it constant weight or variable ballast the dive when he blacked out?
@@DanielMann constant