Hi all,
First of all, if there's already a thread concerning this issue, I would like to say sorry for opening an already existing topic, but also would like to ask the moderators to link me the topic discussing this, before closing this thread.
The thing I wanna learn is being face-up underwater without having water in my nose but also without releasing a bubble, using breath control. (not nose clips, not my lips, not anything else, I wanna do this with breath control)
I have been practising this a lot now. Yet still can't manage to do it. All my acquaintances who ever tried or practiced it and can do it say that it is easy and they didn't need to practice it for too long. I can do it vertically, btw. So no, before you say, I am not instinctively sucking in water.
What I start to think is that what prevents me from being able to do this is that I have adenoids. Most of the time I can barely breath through one of my nostrils, which makes an unbalance between the 2 nostrils and makes it impossible to even the pressure at the same time in both of them, resulting in flooding my nose in any way. I also realized that I can either blow very little bubbles, or stop my breathing out completely, but between the two, to apply a pressure which is enough to keep water out but not enough to release a bubble, is just impossible for me. There is a gap in the breathing out I cannot acquire. Even if I do, one of my nose gets flooded because of the give unevenity.
What makes me very sad is that all of my acquaintances who ever tried or practised this, could master it easily. I have been suffering with it now for so long.
But my fear is that with adenoid I won't be able to master this. Anyone any experiences on this one?
Any tips, suggestions on how to practice?
Thanks
What you want to do is very difficult - Are you sure your friends can do this?
I hate to say this, but...This is why water boarding was such at effective means of torture. :(
What you want to do is very difficult - Are you sure your friends can do this?
I hate to say this, but...This is why water boarding was such at effective means of torture. :(
At least you called it what it is, instead of referring to it as "advanced interrogation technique" :P
I wonder if it has anything to do with your head position - the angle at which you have your head when you're doing this? I wonder if it makes a difference if you have your head back more (chin up) or if you are looking down at your toes more (chin down). I suspect that the angle may be contributing to it. It might be worth trying to push your chin up more to see what happens.
Those acquaintances of mine are doing just exactly the same thing I am telling you and you are understanding. I am sorry about my rageout, but I am being terribly frustrated because of this. What makes me even more frustrated is, that even when I am actively blowing out bubbles, water somehow comes in and flows on my throat... If I decrease the blowing pressure (but bubbles are still coming out), then my nose gets filled.... I don't understand how I can even screw up blowing bubbles out without having water in my nose and throat. My problem is this. That is just simply exhaling, but I screw up doing only that as well. I don't understand this. Why water comes in if I am actively exhaling bubbles?
Just watched the video. Many were using the upper lip, more were letting air out of the nose periodically. I suspect the OP is sincere, but this is a skill that seems non-essential to me and this may be the strangest thread I have seen on USMS.
Well,
Troll or not, I tried doing this this morning. :)
After letting out air bubbles that were in my nose, I was able to stay underwater face up with my head in any position until I had to surface to breathe. Did not put my lip against my nostrils or in any way try to block them.
That is not to say water did not get into my sinuses though. Felt like a gallon of snot came out when I cleared my nose. YUCK for the next swimmer in that lane. :(
I suggest asking your friends who can do this - "Does water get into your nose and sinuses?" If they say NO, they have invisible nose plugs in place....
