@KentBryanPalmes congratulations, you are lucky one! Now let's check if it is the same in the water, upside down 😊

@Hmbucker yes, this can be the problem. Too much grease can cause a leak.

Welcome to "the club" 😬 With time and lot of diving they do get easier to equalise, yes. Perhaps a lot of EQ practice and slight change of diet can make "them " easier to equalise, good luck! 🍀

@@atlantisfreediving Haha... not a club I wanted to join, but hey, I am here. You're right though. When I first started freediving, I would frequently get reverse blocks on my ascent, during my course. It was unnerving to have to stop, and chew like a cow until it opened. But after a couple of weeks of dry practice, that it was not a problem.

Awesome, we are happy this helped! 🥰

We hope you enjoy it! 👌

Yes, he is very experienced instructor and very good diver himself. On top he is nice and patient person, we love Pavel! ❤️

Hi, there are options from Chabaud neckweight systems, which are popular, and 29/71 company, of course you can also DYI neckweight system, but i think you are looking for something more sleek, right?

I just got my lobster and I love it but I can only take Katarina turns in my shallow 25m pool so I did order the Lobster belt weight system so I can switch from what Turn and drills I want to do but using the same weight system and yes I do not use suit (my Lobster 3.0kg (small neck)). I can not see anything beat the Lobster for intended use but for Pool I want to do my drills and like 360 deg turns+back stroke/apnea.. and 180deg fast turns and in my case that is at the end of the black line turn 180 deg and wait for the Monofin straight up and arms straight out ready for a fast kick with good momentum. I hope this helps...

Thank you @erickosit your comment is much appreciated. To answer your question, yes the air for frenzel still needs to be "refilled " from the lungs 🫁

​@@atlantisfreedivingthank you so much for the quick response. I think I can now improve my equalization because of what you've shared! :) actually my main issue is when I dive vertically head first my equalization is not working ( very hard to equalize), really appreciated if you can also share some techniques to get rid of my equalization issue. Thank you in advance! 😊

Yes correct, we tested also sport functions they are not as accurate as dedicated sport watches, like garmin I.e. but with HR chest strap amd especially "dry" sports work well 👌

This normally takes some time, don't worry and keep practicing!

Yes, Fatima often comes to our school and trains with us in Tenerife together with other champions! We follow her competition career very closely :)

Yes, some people are able to go even deeper with Valsalva, but often those do kind of a Frezel too! :)

@@atlantisfreediving Definitely someone whose eardrums have already burst

@Gg-vp4yc not necessarily some people with very flexible E-tubes can Equalise very very easily often without pinching their nose 🫠

Probably any tobacco store 😊

Thank you 😊🙏

well, I used vaseline lol. Ill keep you guys posted. I think I used it in the past with no problems anyway

@@blink882 Normally I wouldn't recommend Vaseline, as it can react with the Oring and swell it up. Let us know how you got on :)

Hi, there should be negative spikes when you refill, you need to create negative pressure in your mouth/nose cavity in order to move air from lungs to this area for next equalisation, it is just physics. It is also very difficult to keep soft palate closed if you do Frenzel refill as the negative pressure (suction) will open it. The most important part is to keep your nose pinched why refilling as you don't want the mask airspace into this equation. There are some tactics that involve drawing air from the mask also, but that's not for regular diving scenario. Also remember there is a fine line between how deep you can naturally go with Deep Frenzel and point where you should consider mouthfil. Good luck, and hope that helps.

@@atlantisfreediving thanks for ur reply! And whenever i reach to the depth i cant eq with my reverse pack, i feel the suction of my mask once i release my hands from the nostrils in order to turn, shall i avoid this or doesnt matter as im going to turn anyway.

@@tina_macau_diver it sounds like it could be several problems. How deep are you when this happens?

@@atlantisfreediving around -36

@@tina_macau_diver Yes, at this depth it is possible that you are sucking air out of the mask, try to make sure the nose is pinched throughout the dive and only let tiny bit of a air to EQ the mask while equalising the ears. Hope that helps!

We use 30° for everything. They work also for spearfishing. What is your weight and height?

@@atlantisfreediving 172 cm 75 kg Thanks for answer 😊

@White Shark soft or medium soft, also Alchemy has Spearfishing model fins called S

@@atlantisfreediving can i use cetma s-wing foot Pocket on V3 30?

@@djnree I think yes. But better check with Alchemy directly

Hi Yes, thr angle of the fin has a lot to do with a performance. We have covered this topic in the second video...👇

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If you pop your ears once, then mostlikely will not be able to pop them same again, unless there is a change of pressure (like if you descent to depth) it is also normal to have one ear easier to equalise then other. And yes, the movement is similar to swallowing, without actually swallowing. Focus on holding your breath with your glottis closed and moving throat and back of the tongue up, moving little bit of air up and back. It is really hard to talk about this without seeing what you actually do 😅 I hope this helps 🫡

Thank you for this advice, that's absolutely correct!

That's amazing! Thank you! 😊

I am sorry for your bad experience 😔 as a beginner it is hard to pick a good dive centre, I have also been through this myself. Friends recommendations generally help a lot. Good luck in the future!🤞

Practice makes perfect, it takes a while to build a new habit, keep going! 😊

Throw it away hahaha I have 3 masks from Omer and I cannot get them to not fog, maybe you need to use the commercial antifog, good luck mate