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How to Snorkel- Tips and Techniques

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People choose to snorkel because it is a relaxing activity. Wonderful scenery that you can see by floating and immersed within the underwater is enough to relieve your stress. Before you do the snorkeling, you should learn first the right way on how to do it. Scuba diving in the bahamas is very simple if you follow these tips and techniques.

Many beginners find it difficult to breathe underwater through a tube but there’s nothing to worry about that because you will learn from it just after a few tries. It is advisable for all the beginners to test out first on how to breathe through a tube in shallow waters preferably in a pool or on a sandy beach. To begin with, you can lay your stomach flat and float onto the water placing your face just about 45-degree angle. You then bite the mouthpiece gently and allow your lips to seal around it while holding the snorkel in place. One important rule to always put in mind is that, make sure that you must exhale first whenever you put the snorkel in your mouth before inhaling to avoid the water to get inside the tube. Make sure also to test the snorkel in terms of taking slow breathes through the tube. Perform a deep breath in slowly and cautiously manner through your snorkel. There’s no reason to panic because you can always lift your head above the water if you want. You just need to relax and be aware of your breaths. Know more facts about scuba diving, visit https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/10-female-scuba-divers-who-are-showing-the-world-how_us_57f661b3e4b0568704999f7d.

The next important thing that you should practice and be able to learn is that the snorkel clearing technique. Before attempting out into open water, you should measure first and test your skills in how to use the snorkel. Begin with placing your head under the water and make sure that the snorkel is immersed below the surface. You should hold your breath when you feel that the water is entering the snorkel barrel. Holding your breath while keeping your mouth open seems to be unnatural but it is an easy task. Put into your mind that never inhales in times that the water has entered the snorkel. The next thing to do is to clear the water from the snorkel. You can only execute this task if and only if you have raised the snorkel above the surface of the water. Never try to exhale when your snorkel is underwater because if you did that you what you will only get is water. To blast up the water, surface your head without lifting out of the water and forcefully exhale into the snorkel. The blasting method is very useful to clear out all the water from your snorkel.

Lastly, you can consider these some pointers that can help you improved your skills in snorkeling at https://www.bahamadivers.com/snorkeling/. To conserve your energy, you should swim in a steady comfortable pace. Keep your arms at your side, and always streamline yourself. Always breath cautiously and avoid choking on the water that has entered the snorkel.