TechniqueConstant Weight No Fins: The Hardest Way to Go Deep
Constant weight no fins (CNF) explained: the long arm pull and frog kick, why the glide matters, how to equalise between strokes and how to progress safely.
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Duck dives, finning, freefall, turns, weighting and streamlining. The mechanics that make each dive cheaper on oxygen.
TechniqueTechniqueDuck Dive Technique: How to Start a Freediving Descent Cleanly
A practical guide to duck dive technique for freedivers: the movement step by step, why your legs do the work, the usual mistakes and pool drills to fix them.
TechniqueFree Immersion: How to Pull Yourself Down the Line
How to do free immersion well: long slow pulls from the back, a neutral head, equalising between pulls, and drills that make FIM an ideal warm-up on dive days.
TechniqueFreediving Finning Technique: How to Kick With Bifins
Better freediving finning technique for long bifins: kick from the hips, keep your legs long, get amplitude and pace right, and stop bicycling with pool drills.
TechniqueFreediving Streamlining: Head, Arms and Body Position
Freediving streamlining in plain terms: where your head and arms should be, why drag rises so fast with speed, gear that slows you down and drills to fix it.
TechniqueFreediving Weighting: How to Find Neutral at the Right Depth
A guide to freediving weighting: why most divers aim for neutral near 10 m, how wetsuits and salt water change it, belts versus neck weights, and pool setups.
TechniqueFreefall in Freediving: How to Stop Kicking and Sink
Freefall freediving explained: why you sink as air compresses, when to stop kicking, how to hold your body, equalising as you speed up and drills to try.
TechniqueMonofin Basics: Learning the Dolphin Kick for Freediving
New to the monofin? How the dolphin kick really works, why the wave starts at your hips, how to move over from bifins, pool drills and choosing a first blade.
TechniqueThe Freediving Turn: How to Turn Smoothly at Depth
How to do a clean freediving turn at depth: slowing down early, taking the line, tucking without spinning, keeping your eyes on the line, and simple drills.