Anyone else get one of the new FS Pro's?
I bought a legsuit, wore it for my 100 fly at nationals and didn't really like it. When I first put it on, it didn't stretch to cover most of my leg, and it certainly barely fit over my rear. But performance-wise, I had a bubble inside the suit during the 100 fly.
Needless to say, the 2-year old FS2 made an appearance for the 200 free.
So who else bought one of these things? What do you think? Did you have the same issues?
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Since the subject of "suit technology" has come up again, here's my latest observation.
I’ve helped manage my Pacific Masters team for about 5 years and I’ve heard nothing but negative feed back about the feel of Fastskin and other brands of the so called technical suits.
The usual complaints are that they take away the feel of being in the water, interfer with arm and leg motion, cause binding and chafing, and they are a hassle to put on and take off. In fact, many of my team mates complain that they have to coat their elbows, shoulders, underarms, knees, etc. with Vaseline before putting the suit on to minimize the chafing in these areas. :shakeshead:
From the 1950’s up until around the 1990’s, the objective in swimwear was to minimize the role of the suit and maximize comfort while being in the water. Then the tech craze came along and the objective was to maximize the role of the suit and cover as much of the swimmer’s body with tight fitting, waterproof material as tolerable. For many of us, this philosophy is viewed as being completely antithetical to the idea of swimming. :shakeshead:
Accordingly, I wish we could go back to the good old days when we swam in comfortable briefs that you could just slip on, dive in, and from then on what your were wearing was irrelevant. :)
Cheers –
Dolphin 2
Since the subject of "suit technology" has come up again, here's my latest observation.
I’ve helped manage my Pacific Masters team for about 5 years and I’ve heard nothing but negative feed back about the feel of Fastskin and other brands of the so called technical suits.
The usual complaints are that they take away the feel of being in the water, interfer with arm and leg motion, cause binding and chafing, and they are a hassle to put on and take off. In fact, many of my team mates complain that they have to coat their elbows, shoulders, underarms, knees, etc. with Vaseline before putting the suit on to minimize the chafing in these areas. :shakeshead:
From the 1950’s up until around the 1990’s, the objective in swimwear was to minimize the role of the suit and maximize comfort while being in the water. Then the tech craze came along and the objective was to maximize the role of the suit and cover as much of the swimmer’s body with tight fitting, waterproof material as tolerable. For many of us, this philosophy is viewed as being completely antithetical to the idea of swimming. :shakeshead:
Accordingly, I wish we could go back to the good old days when we swam in comfortable briefs that you could just slip on, dive in, and from then on what your were wearing was irrelevant. :)
Cheers –
Dolphin 2
