I have to think this thread is a joke. If there is some coach who thinks dressing boys like girls for added drag is a good idea, he should be required to wear a dress and high heels while he coaches.
I'd take my kids off that team in a skinny minute. That coach is a kook.
Originally posted by Tom Ellison
Wow, this is the 1st Post I am NOT going to comment on....
Way to out there for me....but intersting....gosh, can we swim our Levis???? Or, bring the horse to practice?
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I've been tossed in the pool before in my wranglers and with my cowgirl boots on. Wasn't a competition pool though ;)
Then again, riding a horse in Levis instead of Wranglers might raise an eyebrow or two. Those double seams on the inside of the pant leg can cause an awful lot of chafing. Any self respecting cowboy knows that! ;)
Originally posted by Tarzan
So any drag would be harmfull? Surely a jammer and/or bag suit wouldn't effect it would it?
Hard to say, but why risk it? Think about taking it to the extreme and wearing trunks in the pool. It seems to me your legs are going to sink due to the increased drag, so you're going to compensate by changing your body position. Now when you race you're used to that modified body position and use that even though it isn't really required since you no longer have the added drag.
Everybody's worried about how it would look, but I'm thinking more about how it would fit and feel. I mean, I've looked at certain parts of these suits while they were being worn by the ladies (all us guys have), and there doesn't appear to be enough material there to adequately cover everything without a little more compression than is desirable. Face it, those things aren't meant to fit us (or at least most of us), and the spillover or torsion that would result would be worse than the fear that someone would think we're gay or something because we're wearing girls' clothing.
I never could understand guys who wear womens' underwear for this same reason. Hey, silky stuff is great, but it just ain't properly tailored for the extra baggage. How can that be a turn on?
It would seem like you have more drag to me. I would appreciate at least one indept reply that would prove or dissprove this. (I"m neutral, so you won't be stepping on my toes).
I am kind of with geek on this! Not a good idea unless you like wearing girls things (No offense intended). I would recommend buying a drag suit if that's what you want. Other suggestions and things I have my kids use are: tennis shoes, t-shirts, pants etc. There are a lot of products out there that are cheaper to use then buying another full swim suit!;)
Well, to be totally honest, I agree with you. However I know of a swim team that wears girl suits when they practice. And since I am of the opinion there are pleanty of "guy drag suits" why would you need to wear girl suits? I also though wearing a girl suit would mess up your strokes since you have added pressure to your shoulders etc.
I'd say the disadvantage of trying to add drag, regardless of how it's done, is that you will change your body position to try to minimize this drag. This body position change may NOT be beneficial when the drag is removed, such as in a race.
So any drag would be harmfull? Surely a jammer and/or bag suit wouldn't effect it would it?
