Myself and Aldo recently completed the Trevor Hutton Advanced Freediver course with Gletwyn providing spearfishing coaching and underwater video and still photography.
It was quite an experience diving with such advanced and skilled teachers. Trevor arrived on Wednesday and left yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon after we had a training session in PE Technikon diving pool. The course has provided many new ideas and imparted the correct and proven freediving and spearfishing techniques on me.
I would estimate that my bottom times are improved by 30 to 40%. My deepest dive was to 17 metres, not quite what I had planned. I intended to do 25 metres and felt physically able and willing. My ears were a problem from the start of the course and equalisation proved awkward at times. I have set my own personal goals which I intend to achieve within the next month. I managed a personal best for a specific species of fish while on the course.
Trevor and Gletwyn provided so much valuable insight into safe diving. The course consisted of pool training, theory, sea (boat) dives, safety/rescue training, plenty spearfishing and plenty freediving. In summary, to improve my freediving I need to focus attention on 1 major area: mental attitude and composure in the water. Physically I do believe I can swim with the fish and am prepared to swim for hours to get fish.
If you are looking to make vast strides in spearfishing and freediving then do a Trevor Hutton freediving course and/or a Gletwyn Rubidge spearfishing course. We kind of had the best of both during the past week.
Congratulations to Aldo - he dived magnificently to beyond 20 metres. I saw a comment that Aldo posted on the saspearoranking.co.za site where he states that he moved from being uncomfortable at 12 metres to being extremely comfortable at 12 metres, and extended his deepest dive from 12 metres to 20+ metres within 3 days. I was witness to these achievements and can honestly state that myself and Aldo really have gained a massive amount from the course.
Now, for those of you:
- looking to extend your bottom times
- wanting to get more fish
- wanting to have an adventure
- wanting to achieve personal depth targets
- wishing to experience something new
go do the Trevor Hutton course.
Oh well, the weather prospects look poor for the weekend ahead. Pity - there is so much I would like to work on. Catch you in the water.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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