So, in the time I've been a member of this forum I have never seen a debate about this, though I feel it could have be rehashed a thousand times.
For practice and regular meets, what are your suit preferences?
For practice: I usually do a brief with a drag suit. If I'm out of shape or my quads are hurting, I'll use a jammer for the extra compression.
For regular meets: I usually do whatever the team suit is, which has varied over the years. I prefer the brief because of more flexibility.
In big competitions*:, I would use a leg skin and if I had the need to buy one today, I'd probably go with a tech jammer.
*Regionals, States, Nationals, etc
For practice I use primarily speedo endurance products. Regular meets I go for the speedo xtra-life or aqua blade.
I used to get a lot of crap for wearing a brief, but now I feel like they're making a comeback. I like to think I converted some people on my high school team. Actually, the only person who really gives me crap anymore are my friends who don't swim and my girlfriend (who does swim). She says the ugliest part of a guy is the upper outside thigh the brief doesn't cover.
Practice:
If I'm going to pull, I wear square briefs/drag suits. I can never seem to keep a buoy on with jammers.
If I'm doing quality work, Yingfa or other old racing jammers.
Meets:
In-season: Yingfa jammers
Big meets: TYR Tracer Light jammers ... that is, until one of the suit companies decides to start sponsoring middle-aged guys like me and gives me free top of the line suitage
Speedo , as we all called them b4 jammers for practice.
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No thanks to jammers for either practice or meets.
I hate that funny down-to the-knee look and tight feel around the thighs.
I'm wondering why a suit maker hasn't come up with a trademark name for their brand of jammers like "Nike PYTHON II" because the sensation's like you're being devoured both of your knees up!!! :bump:
CD
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"jammer" sounds like something a baby would wear over his diaper.
I wear a drag suit most of the time in practice, and a racing brief at meets.
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briefs for practice (easier to hold onto pull bouy), jammers for meets.
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Other: Square leg suit for both
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I have seen only a couple people in my age group (younger) wearing square leg suits. I see mostly middle aged men wearing them, but still, in very, very few numbers. I suppose it's a good idea though. More modest than a speedo, yet not as "annoying" (for a lack of a better word) than a Jammer.
I always thought the word "Jammer" was a bit silly myself.
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I have seen only a couple people in my age group (younger) wearing square leg suits. I see mostly middle aged men wearing them, but still, in very, very few numbers. I suppose it's a good idea though. More modest than a speedo, yet not as "annoying" (for a lack of a better word) than a Jammer.
I always thought the word "Jammer" was a bit silly myself.
I believe the term "Jammer" originated from the title of the goalkeeper in a movie called "Rollerball". His role was to "Jam" or prevent the ball from making a score and his uniform also featured tight down-to-the-knee shorts.
CD
