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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Stacy- The FS Pro is out for the girls too. It's very pricey though. I made friends with the local swim shop owner and they let me play with one of the Pros in the shop. We dumped a bottle of water on the suit and it just sat there. I shopped, we chatted, and 45 minutes later is was still just sitting there. Really cool, but still not enough to get me to part with the cash to own one.
As to other comments on the thread, I wore my old, worn out FSII at a meet this weekend (needed to make some NQTs) and swam all PBs. To the degree that it was suit vs. swimmer, the suit make me FEEL faster. The way I swim, anything that helps the mental game helps the actual performance. When I feel fast, I swim fast. When I feel achy and tired, I swim achy and tired. Does the design of the suit help? Probably, but the effect it has on my mental state does a whole lot more.
Dana
Stacy- The FS Pro is out for the girls too. It's very pricey though. I made friends with the local swim shop owner and they let me play with one of the Pros in the shop. We dumped a bottle of water on the suit and it just sat there. I shopped, we chatted, and 45 minutes later is was still just sitting there. Really cool, but still not enough to get me to part with the cash to own one.
As to other comments on the thread, I wore my old, worn out FSII at a meet this weekend (needed to make some NQTs) and swam all PBs. To the degree that it was suit vs. swimmer, the suit make me FEEL faster. The way I swim, anything that helps the mental game helps the actual performance. When I feel fast, I swim fast. When I feel achy and tired, I swim achy and tired. Does the design of the suit help? Probably, but the effect it has on my mental state does a whole lot more.
Dana
