by AFC Committee | Monday, March 9, 2020 | Training & Safety
With FNZ Depth Nationals coming up this weekend, timely to think about depth weighting. For every dive there is an optimum weighting. For a CWT/CNF/FIM dive we normally recommend being neutral at about 10m or 1/3 of the depth. Too heavy and you will start freefall...
by AFC Committee | Monday, March 2, 2020 | Training & Safety
Welcome to March and our first tip in the buoyancy series. For every dive there is an optimum weighting. For a DNF/DYN dive we normally recommend being both neutral overall and pitch neutral (head up/down) at the depth you will be swimming. This is so that you present...
by AFC Committee | Monday, February 24, 2020 | Training & Safety
We're starting a new weekly training tip series, thanks to our training officer Phil. This week's tip is actually a question, one you need to ask yourself. While you are training you are teaching your body and developing muscle memory. In a session you do hundreds...
by AFC Committee | Friday, February 21, 2020 | Training & Safety
We are a very busy club and want to make sure everyone gets the best training possible. AFC is run 100% by volunteers and depends on us, the members, to thrive and grow. In terms of training, we roster the following roles: pool session leader for AUT (in...
by AFC Committee | Friday, February 21, 2020 | Training & Safety
Our training officer Phil has arranged special training sessions for anyone interested in improving their freediving technique. The goal is to learn to move through the water with less resistance, better technique and ideal posture to conserve energy and dive more...
