Comments for Freedive Central http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs Freediving and Freedivers World Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:38:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 Comment on Interesting article about wet equalization by Ricardo Branco http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/interesting-article-about-wet-equalization/43/#comment-653 Ricardo Branco Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:32:05 +0000 http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/interesting-article-about-wet-equalization/43/#comment-653 It is almost a gift, it is a constant struggle we equalizar of the best known ways, as VALSALVA and FRENZEL but oqo Patrick and Audrey memorial, with conpensar flood of facial sinuses, oq demonstrates once again the complete control over the functions of the body, concentration, organization and diciplina. And with that already has my admiration entirely. Congratulations. It is almost a gift, it is a constant struggle we equalizar of the best known ways, as VALSALVA and FRENZEL but oqo Patrick and Audrey memorial, with conpensar flood of facial sinuses, oq demonstrates once again the complete control over the functions of the body, concentration, organization and diciplina.
And with that already has my admiration entirely.
Congratulations.

]]> Comment on The Lunocet in Action by Francisco http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/the-lunocet-in-action/31/#comment-23 Francisco Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:48:22 +0000 http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/the-lunocet-in-action/31/#comment-23 Would be interesting to have a good finswimmer trying the Lunocet and giving us his opinion... The blade seems to be articulated...kind of airplane's wing with the flaps moving. I wonder how much it weights. Looks quiet thick. Would be interesting to have a good finswimmer trying the Lunocet and giving us his opinion…

The blade seems to be articulated…kind of airplane’s wing with the flaps moving. I wonder how much it weights. Looks quiet thick.

]]> Comment on Bin Fins Site Revamped by Rafacuatic http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/bin-fins-site-revamped/27/#comment-11 Rafacuatic Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:30:50 +0000 http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/bin-fins-site-revamped/27/#comment-11 I have a pair of freedive Binfins for a year now. After trying and using different brands and kinds of monos,this is the one i like the best.Perfect for pool(long dynamics) and sea,neutral in the water is very stable and seems to use all the power you transfer.The best footpockets,like welding the blade to the feets,also good angle and comfortable(my pool one is a little bigger than the sea one). I have a pair of freedive Binfins for a year now.
After trying and using different brands and kinds of monos,this is the one i like the best.Perfect for pool(long dynamics) and sea,neutral in the water is very stable and seems to use all the power you transfer.The best footpockets,like welding the blade to the feets,also good angle and comfortable(my pool one is a little bigger than the sea one).

]]> Comment on Bin Fins Site Revamped by Guillaume Néry http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/bin-fins-site-revamped/27/#comment-10 Guillaume Néry Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:56:25 +0000 http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/bin-fins-site-revamped/27/#comment-10 Chen Bin is probably the best monofin for deep freediving I ve tryed so far... I have discovered Bin fins in Antibes where finswimming french team is used to train. I have been trainig with it in 2006 to prepare my -109m world record attempt and I did it. I still use it in constant weight. it's the most efficient fin when you are attracted by the surface (beginning of the descent) or when you need power to leave the bottom. For dynamic apnea, it's a good fin if you kick fast ... Chen Bin is probably the best monofin for deep freediving I ve tryed so far…

I have discovered Bin fins in Antibes where finswimming french team is used to train.
I have been trainig with it in 2006 to prepare my -109m world record attempt and I did it.
I still use it in constant weight. it’s the most efficient fin when you are attracted by the surface (beginning of the descent) or when you need power to leave the bottom.
For dynamic apnea, it’s a good fin if you kick fast …

]]> Comment on Bin Fins Site Revamped by Francisco http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/bin-fins-site-revamped/27/#comment-9 Francisco Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:32:29 +0000 http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/bin-fins-site-revamped/27/#comment-9 I ve been training with this monofin for about one year now. The one I am using is simply astonishing. I'd say that on the way down I feel like wearing a 10 kg weight belt. ( I dive with no weights ) On the way up it is like being attached to an ascending ballon. I know that Chen Bin has now different models. The one I am using is basically the same you can often see in constant weight competitions. The blade is very stiff and rather short. When you order it black the footpockets and the wings are made out of a kind of tire rubber. I wouldn't say that the fin has not a nice looking but it is definitly an absolute weapon in constant weight. About the footpocket, I like it tight. My foot size is 44. Still, I ordered from Chen Bin a 47 and it fits perfectly. I ve been training with this monofin for about one year now.
The one I am using is simply astonishing.

I’d say that on the way down I feel like wearing a 10 kg weight belt. ( I dive with no weights )
On the way up it is like being attached to an ascending ballon.

I know that Chen Bin has now different models. The one I am using is basically the same you can often see in constant weight competitions. The blade is very stiff and rather short.

When you order it black the footpockets and the wings are made out of a kind of tire rubber. I wouldn’t say that the fin has not a nice looking but it is definitly an absolute weapon in constant weight.

About the footpocket, I like it tight. My foot size is 44. Still, I ordered from Chen Bin a 47 and it fits perfectly.

]]> Comment on Re-thinking the Monofin by Francisco http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/re-thinking-the-monofin/23/#comment-8 Francisco Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:08:43 +0000 http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/re-thinking-the-monofin/23/#comment-8 Right...kind of ribcage. Actually it was made out of nordic skiing skis. I'll try to find the pic. Right…kind of ribcage.
Actually it was made out of nordic skiing skis.
I’ll try to find the pic.

]]> Comment on Re-thinking the Monofin by jome http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/re-thinking-the-monofin/23/#comment-7 jome Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:08:28 +0000 http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/re-thinking-the-monofin/23/#comment-7 Hmm, I wonder is that the same thing Eero once showed me a picture of? Would you happen to have a picture somewhere? That thing looked really REALLY weird, kind of like a long sceleton or something. I think he said he'd seen it in Nice. Hmm, I wonder is that the same thing Eero once showed me a picture of? Would you happen to have a picture somewhere?

That thing looked really REALLY weird, kind of like a long sceleton or something. I think he said he’d seen it in Nice.

]]> Comment on Re-thinking the Monofin by Francisco http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/re-thinking-the-monofin/23/#comment-6 Francisco Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:34:39 +0000 http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/re-thinking-the-monofin/23/#comment-6 Once a guy came to our center. He wanted us to try his monofin prototype on deep dives. When he took it out of his bag we all thought he was jocking. Imagine two footpockets fixed on a 50 cm carbon axis. Then, going to the sides out of this axis, some fiber feathers with a pronounced "rocker", all separated from each other by 5 cm gaps. He said that after observing eagles flying over his farm in the french alps, he decided to realise that monofin. This guy is an aeronautcal engeneer. We made a few dives with it between 50 and 60 m. It was hard to give an opinion...it was so different from all we had ever experienced before. It worked though. Once a guy came to our center. He wanted us to try his monofin prototype on deep dives.

When he took it out of his bag we all thought he was jocking.

Imagine two footpockets fixed on a 50 cm carbon axis. Then, going to the sides out of this axis, some fiber feathers with a pronounced “rocker”, all separated from each other by 5 cm gaps.

He said that after observing eagles flying over his farm in the french alps, he decided to realise that monofin. This guy is an aeronautcal engeneer.

We made a few dives with it between 50 and 60 m. It was hard to give an opinion…it was so different from all we had ever experienced before. It worked though.

]]> Comment on Re-thinking the Monofin by Ian http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/re-thinking-the-monofin/23/#comment-5 Ian Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:49:30 +0000 http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/re-thinking-the-monofin/23/#comment-5 I've been following this quite closely since mid 2007 however it seems as though things have gone a little quiet on the project. Ted was due to begin his journey Dec 2007 however it appears as if it's been delayed for some reason as there are no updates on the site? I’ve been following this quite closely since mid 2007 however it seems as though things have gone a little quiet on the project. Ted was due to begin his journey Dec 2007 however it appears as if it’s been delayed for some reason as there are no updates on the site?

]]> Comment on William Winram Launches New Website by Susan http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/william-winram-launces-new-website/17/#comment-4 Susan Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:15:14 +0000 http://www.freedivecentral.com/blogs/william-winram-launces-new-website/17/#comment-4 Hei.. great website.. congratulations William :) Hei.. great website.. congratulations William :)

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