Jammers vs traditional Speedos

They make both knee-length (or just shy of that) jammers and something more akin to a "brief". Sounds like you got the latter. I agree that those might be even sillier looking than briefs. No, you misunderstood me. The knee-length jammers are what I find silly.

Where do you live? Any time I saw surfers, they wore wetsuits (San Diego, North Carolina). we only wear wetsuits from late oct to early may here in NC. You must have been a winter visitor. sd, july aug sans wetsuit if lucky

And remember that World Champion Russian swimmer that said he prefers "skin" than those new fangle suits. Please, we are swimmers and not bicycle riders. Really? We are swimmers? I know that I am a swimmer that would much rather wear a suit looks like a bicycle riders attire than a swimmer's brief.

You will quickly adjust. POLYESTER WILL LAST MUCH LONGER IN A SUIT. IF YOU LIKE BREIFS, THEN WEAR THEM.

I have really gotten a kick out this thread! You won't find us girls obsessing over what type of swimsuit we should or shouldn't wear. :D I'm calling BS on that. This is why I strongly support legalizing gay marriage - women should be forced to do some of things things that fall on husbands now. e.g. Like having to go swimsuit shopping with the wife and enduring what seems like months of "Do you think the cut of this one makes me look fat?" and knowing full-well that THERE IS NO CORRECT ANSWER, EVER, and that subsequently you are going to spend the next few nights fighting the cats for space on the couch. -LBJ

I'm calling BS on that. This is why I strongly support legalizing gay marriage - women should be forced to do some of things things that fall on husbands now. e.g. Like having to go swimsuit shopping with the wife and enduring what seems like months of "Do you think the cut of this one makes me look fat?" and knowing full-well that THERE IS NO CORRECT ANSWER, EVER, and that subsequently you are going to spend the next few nights fighting the cats for space on the couch. -LBJ Hey, you can call it what you want. I have never used that line on a man in my life and don't intend to. It's so unfair. BTW - The correct answer to the "Does this make me look fat?" question is to say: "Take it off and I'll let you know."

I am considering purchasing Speedo jammers but I am accustomed to the brief style. I need feedback on the benefits of jammers. My main concern is that jammers will pinch my legs at the base. I mean people do have different leg girths I imagine. Please give me any good and bad opinions of jammers before I plop any money down on them. I have done my own little experiment between briefs, workout suits, drag suits ( my typical work out suit ) and regular jammers jammers are faster, usually 2 seconds faster per 100 than my usual workout suit ( the mesh drag suit by Speedo) , I have done open water with jammers and they seem faster than a regular suit, I have not bought a the older generation of the fast suits so don't know how much faster they will make you