Should wearing a FastSkin suit give the same performance benefits of shaving whatever area the FastSkin covers?
Also, do people generally only wear them for "big meets" - like how swimmers would typically only shave for big meets? i.e. do college kids today wear them for all dual meets, or only for championships? Would you lose some of the benefit if you wore them too much?
Thanks for any info!
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Very interesting link quicksilver! Thanks for posting it....At least from a self perception like perspective the article seems to indicate (according to the interviews of the swimmers in the article) that at least the fastskin suits provide the "sensation" of increased bouyancy and reduced drag....and to me the sensation is the most important part anyway.....Similarly its very likely IMO that the sensation of shaving down has as much to do with the advantage it provides as the actual drag reduction that also results from shaving down does.
Newmastersswimmer
Very interesting link quicksilver! Thanks for posting it....At least from a self perception like perspective the article seems to indicate (according to the interviews of the swimmers in the article) that at least the fastskin suits provide the "sensation" of increased bouyancy and reduced drag....and to me the sensation is the most important part anyway.....Similarly its very likely IMO that the sensation of shaving down has as much to do with the advantage it provides as the actual drag reduction that also results from shaving down does.
Newmastersswimmer
