by TedHarty | Oct 2, 2018 | Diving Advice
Patience is a virtue for a freediving instructor. I readily admit I am not a patient person, not even a little bit, yet I am an extremely patient instructor. That is really odd when you think about it. I believe utmost patience is absolutely necessary if you want to...
by TedHarty | Dec 20, 2017 | Diving Advice
Just had a very vidid and intense freediving nightmare..I’ve had some good ones in the past, but this might be the “best.” First scene is a bunch of freedivers very overweighted wearing mask, snorkel, no fins and wetsuits, walking on the...
by TedHarty | Nov 17, 2017 | Diving Advice
Here is a video discussing the mammalian dive reflex I made to go along with an article I wrote for www.SpearingMagzine.com In the article, I discussed why spearfishermen should consider holding their breath on the couch if they have been out of the water for a...
by TedHarty | Jun 27, 2017 | Diving Advice
The fallacy behind I don’t push myself and I’m in tune with my body. As the sport of freediving and spearfishing continue to grow unfortunately the fatalities from blackout will continue to grow as long as divers continue to ignore basic safety protocols. Most divers...
by TedHarty | Dec 22, 2016 | Diving Advice
Sign up and pay for any 2017 3 day PFI Freeidver course with Immersion Freediving before Jan 1, 2017 and get $50 off your course. Sign up and pay for for any 2017 4 day PFI Intermediate Freedviving course with Immersion freediving before Jan 1,...
by TedHarty | Nov 2, 2016 | Diving Advice
Every time you make a dive there is a period of time in-between your actual dives that has a large impact on what happens during your dive. There are two main components of that time that I want to address. How you are breathing and what’s going on in your head....