Freedive!

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Book Technically - bit maudlin
Review: There is not much writing about free diving physiology or equipment. This book does an excellent job of explaining why you select certain equipment, what happens to you when freediving and what the real dangers are. The book has specialty sections on underwater hocky and mono-fin swimming.

The main complaint is the author tries to put too much excitment at times into his writing and it just turns out sappy, when what you really want is information about what happens to you.

The photography is excellent and it makes a nice table book. The book does have a nice section as a very brief introduction into underwater photography. It explains the basics and reccomends books to learn more.

The book has excellent discussion of technique such as lowering your pulse rate and how to do deep breathing without excessive hyperventelation. And a good explenation for how shallow water blackout occurs.

It explains why you want long fins, has an excellent explenation of how to weight yourself.

This review is a derivative work and is licenced under the OPL

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Book Technically - bit maudlin
Review: There is not much writing about free diving physiology or equipment. This book does an excellent job of explaining why you select certain equipment, what happens to you when freediving and what the real dangers are. The book has specialty sections on underwater hocky and mono-fin swimming.

The main complaint is the author tries to put too much excitment at times into his writing and it just turns out sappy, when what you really want is information about what happens to you.

The photography is excellent and it makes a nice table book. The book does have a nice section as a very brief introduction into underwater photography. It explains the basics and reccomends books to learn more.

The book has excellent discussion of technique such as lowering your pulse rate and how to do deep breathing without excessive hyperventelation. And a good explenation for how shallow water blackout occurs.

It explains why you want long fins, has an excellent explenation of how to weight yourself.

This review is a derivative work and is licenced under the OPL

Rating:
Summary: Not just scuba, also apnea diving is wonderful
Review: When scuba diving is becoming just a modern trend all over the world, the apnea world is still more all less a virgin. There is not a lot of literature available about this theme, Freedive! is a good start from all aspects. You get a good overview of freedive world - history, techniques, equipment and some of the area where apnea diving is used. Maybe I missed a litle a background of apnea, but you can read that also in some other literature...A good source of information with nice photos.