I have been thinking about it, and I know a normal jammer isn't better than a regular speedo speed wise. However, I have recently seen a lot of top level swimmers wearing fast-skin jammers or compression shorts, and I'm wondering what your oppinion is. The fast-skin jammers I've seen cost about $100 and they look good. Like I said... a lot of high level swimmers are wearing them. Since we're on the topic what about full body suits?
Thanks,
Tarzan
P.S. Phelps wore a fast-skin jammer in the Olympics.
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talking about jammers and full- body suits I could never understand why at the elite level some swimmers wear full body and some just jammers or the ones resembling tight pants, going all the way to your ankles(what is the name for them?).Anyways, the point I am trying to make is - if the manufacturers of the full body suits claim that it reduces drag so dramatically wouldn't everyone wear them, when hundreds of a second make such a difference in tight races, but no!We see everything out there from briefs to full body suits.That makes me think that in reality those suits don't make any difference, maybe some swimmers are just comfortable in them or do believe that they add to their performance(for instance Ian Thorpe - have you ever seen him swim without one?I wonder what his time would have been if he was wearing jammers - I bet, the same)
talking about jammers and full- body suits I could never understand why at the elite level some swimmers wear full body and some just jammers or the ones resembling tight pants, going all the way to your ankles(what is the name for them?).Anyways, the point I am trying to make is - if the manufacturers of the full body suits claim that it reduces drag so dramatically wouldn't everyone wear them, when hundreds of a second make such a difference in tight races, but no!We see everything out there from briefs to full body suits.That makes me think that in reality those suits don't make any difference, maybe some swimmers are just comfortable in them or do believe that they add to their performance(for instance Ian Thorpe - have you ever seen him swim without one?I wonder what his time would have been if he was wearing jammers - I bet, the same)
