I bought a Finis snorkel a few years back but I just do not enjoy swimming with it. I find I hold my breath more per 25 than I do in an underwater or hypoxic 25. I haven't even tried doing a flip turn with it yet.
Anyone else go through a similar adjustment phase when they started working with their snorkel? How did you get used to it?
It does take some time to get accustomed to using the thing. The turns are the hardest part for sure. I'm going to try what Kirk suggested with bracing the arm against it on the turn, since I get through the turn a different (and not the best) way. Another option is instead of 'squeezing your ears' on the pushoff, you can lift your head and look directly at your overlapped hands- depending on your snorkel design, this may help lay the snorkel down a little more with the tube facing backwards. Of course, don't make that a habit during your swimming without the snorkel :) Good luck!
It does take some time to get accustomed to using the thing. The turns are the hardest part for sure. I'm going to try what Kirk suggested with bracing the arm against it on the turn, since I get through the turn a different (and not the best) way. Another option is instead of 'squeezing your ears' on the pushoff, you can lift your head and look directly at your overlapped hands- depending on your snorkel design, this may help lay the snorkel down a little more with the tube facing backwards. Of course, don't make that a habit during your swimming without the snorkel :) Good luck!
