Freestyle snorkel is a harsh mistress.Regular snorkel first?
Former Member
Just bought a freestyle snorkel. Not going well. Longest I've gone without sucking water is about 10 yards. Usually, it's about five. I'm just doing the most basic exercise with it: lying facedown in fins and kicking.
Should I buy a more forgiving snorkel as a stepping-stone, or should I, forgive the pun, just suck it up?
Should I buy a more forgiving snorkel as a stepping-stone, or should I, forgive the pun, just suck it up?
Just suck it up. Yes, there's a learning curve, but you'll get used to it. Just don't give up on it!
I mean, obvious question, but... are you sure you have it on right?
Former Member
Maybe your head position is too low, or too high depending on the angle of the snorkel. My snorkel gives instant feedback (water in the tube) when my head position is too low, which is my natural inclination.
The freestyle snorkel bites. Just get the regular FINIS swim snorkel - www.swimoutlet.com/.../
I missed the part about the freestyle snorkel. I haven't used it but have never heard anything good about it. When the OP mentioned trying a different snorkel I thought he meant a side-mount and that would definitely be no good.
I had never heard of one, but now that I look at them, I like it. IMHO, you could benefit from one, but it is only half the equation. Get a tennis ball, and hold it against your chest with your chin. That'll keep your head down, and probably keep water out of the snorkel. That should get your head positioning correct.
