I've been away from the forums for a while, but I haven't been away from swimming...until recently, that is.
A few weeks ago I started having issues with my neck (herniated disc - degenerative disc disease - wah) and it affects my ability to look right and left. I can swim fly and *** with no problem, but I can't swim free without turning my whole body as a unit to breathe and I can't swim back without doing the same. It's kind of a drag.
This may get better in time or it may not. While I wait to find out if this is just an "episode" or the beginning of a major issue, I'd like to use one of those finis snorkels so I can do some free without the agony of turning my head.
Anyone ever used one of these swimming snorkels and want to weigh in on whether the "freestyle" model (with an angled pipe) or the regular straight model is the better way to go?
What about the cap feature that keeps the tube from filling with water when submerged. Worth the money?
Thanks, Forum!
I was getting the hang of it by the end of practice, but I think to master the clipless snorkel thing, one has to learn young.
I do not think of 40 as young (or old, either), and that's when I got and mastered mine. I had to use it regularly for a few weeks before I really felt at ease with it. Do not give up too fast. BTW, I tried using the snorkel with a nose clip and found that I wound up with more water in my nose that way, not less.
I was getting the hang of it by the end of practice, but I think to master the clipless snorkel thing, one has to learn young.
I do not think of 40 as young (or old, either), and that's when I got and mastered mine. I had to use it regularly for a few weeks before I really felt at ease with it. Do not give up too fast. BTW, I tried using the snorkel with a nose clip and found that I wound up with more water in my nose that way, not less.
