Questions on FastSkin suits

Don't know anything about the Yellowstone thing. I have the original fastskin, couldn't pass up the $75 bargain. First meet I wore it in I set PB's in every event I entered. Was it the suit, my training or in my head? Who knows and who really cares? When you're my age and at my ability level, getting a PB in any fashion is all that matters. More than likely it was a little bit of each....but from my experience with the fast Skin I that I used at Nats in 2005, the fastskin really seemed to make a difference.(of course it is all a matter of perception which can be fooled). I think it probably had as much to do with the slight increase in bouyancy (and all my races were 100's and 200's so not too long) as it did the drag resistance.....there supposedly is also something about reducing micro-muscle tremors or something that supposedly helps you to conserve energy (although I am very skeptical about the actual impact of this effect even if there is a non-negligible difference in this regard). My personal feeling was that the suit does make some difference...but as nkfrench pointed out....It seems like a strange kind of techno way to gain an advantage....but then again the best speed cyclists have the most aerodynamic lightweight bikes and aerodynamic helmets and such....Is it reallly fair though to compare cycling with swimming? (this has probably has already been discussed here before somewhere?). But for some reason I like them anyway because you feel so fast when you swim in them...In fact I would be for racing some events (maybe techno events) with all possible non-motorized gear enhancements allowable (this was also discussed n an earlier thread from fairly far back?)...so you could then wear the best fins and paddles money can buy ....some kind of mini sleek pullbouy that fits between the upper portions of the legs so that you could both kick fairly comfortable and still feel the extra bouyancy near the lower midsection...and of course a cap and fastskin super suit both made of the same optimal materials.....I have been swimming a lot at practice with zoomers and paddles...(or buoy and paddles at times as well)....mainly because I struggle to keep from sinking (as in almost drowning) without the extra enhancements right now....but at least I have a means of compensating enough with these techno swim devices that are available to make working out more doable right now. Newmastersswimmer

Don't know anything about the Yellowstone thing. I have the original fastskin, couldn't pass up the $75 bargain. First meet I wore it in I set PB's in every event I entered. Was it the suit, my training or in my head? Who knows and who really cares? When you're my age and at my ability level, getting a PB in any fashion is all that matters. More than likely it was a little bit of each....but from my experience with the fast Skin I that I used at Nats in 2005, the fastskin really seemed to make a difference.(of course it is all a matter of perception which can be fooled). I think it probably had as much to do with the slight increase in bouyancy (and all my races were 100's and 200's so not too long) as it did the drag resistance.....there supposedly is also something about reducing micro-muscle tremors or something that supposedly helps you to conserve energy (although I am very skeptical about the actual impact of this effect even if there is a non-negligible difference in this regard). My personal feeling was that the suit does make some difference...but as nkfrench pointed out....It seems like a strange kind of techno way to gain an advantage....but then again the best speed cyclists have the most aerodynamic lightweight bikes and aerodynamic helmets and such....Is it reallly fair though to compare cycling with swimming? (this has probably has already been discussed here before somewhere?). But for some reason I like them anyway because you feel so fast when you swim in them...In fact I would be for racing some events (maybe techno events) with all possible non-motorized gear enhancements allowable (this was also discussed n an earlier thread from fairly far back?)...so you could then wear the best fins and paddles money can buy ....some kind of mini sleek pullbouy that fits between the upper portions of the legs so that you could both kick fairly comfortable and still feel the extra bouyancy near the lower midsection...and of course a cap and fastskin super suit both made of the same optimal materials.....I have been swimming a lot at practice with zoomers and paddles...(or buoy and paddles at times as well)....mainly because I struggle to keep from sinking (as in almost drowning) without the extra enhancements right now....but at least I have a means of compensating enough with these techno swim devices that are available to make working out more doable right now. Newmastersswimmer