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.
I believe the term "Jammer" originated from 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
That makes as much sense as anything.I have tried to find the origin of the word jammer without success.(My spellcheck doesn't think it is a word.)Any other theories as to the origin?
I believe the term "Jammer" originated from 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
That makes as much sense as anything.I have tried to find the origin of the word jammer without success.(My spellcheck doesn't think it is a word.)Any other theories as to the origin?