Fastskins

I purchased a speedo fast skin, from the ankles to neck, no sleeves for the Tempe meet. My verdict is still out on whether I like the feel of it or if it did make me faster. My times did drop a good amount, but that could be the result of a good taper. For most part, I liked the fastskin for the spint events, but in my 200yd events, especially the butterfly, I felt as if I was feeling resistance in the shoulders from the fastskin. If I had to do it over again, I would go with the 25 dollar speedo, some razors and shaving creame and do it the old fashion way. There is something about shaving down which not only gives you that certain feel in the water, but also the mental aspect can help fire me up. Two lessons I learned, dont try a fast skin in a big meet, try it out a few times in other meets, the other lesson learned I now know how ladies feel with their suits and the annoying straps across the shoulders :-) greg-see you in NJ with my razors

I purchased a speedo fast skin, from the ankles to neck, no sleeves for the Tempe meet. My verdict is still out on whether I like the feel of it or if it did make me faster. My times did drop a good amount, but that could be the result of a good taper. For most part, I liked the fastskin for the spint events, but in my 200yd events, especially the butterfly, I felt as if I was feeling resistance in the shoulders from the fastskin. If I had to do it over again, I would go with the 25 dollar speedo, some razors and shaving creame and do it the old fashion way. There is something about shaving down which not only gives you that certain feel in the water, but also the mental aspect can help fire me up. Two lessons I learned, dont try a fast skin in a big meet, try it out a few times in other meets, the other lesson learned I now know how ladies feel with their suits and the annoying straps across the shoulders :-) greg-see you in NJ with my razors