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?
Do you have an FS II?
No, I have a FS legskin. It's about due for a replacement, though.
But Speedo is apparently going to claim that the Pros last longer.
That would be great.
No, I have a FS legskin. It's about due for a replacement, though.
I have a FS I bodysuit that I got for $60 on line. My Pro is 2 sizes down from that as well. I don't like my FS I though. It feels super heavy and I hate the zipper. I did an experiment where I put the FS I in one hand and the FS Pro in another. The Pro literally felt half the weight. But I don't know .... the FS I worked pretty well. I'll be curious to see if there's any real difference for sprinters. The lightness may be more beneficial for longer races.
It says it was written by Eli Saslow, Washington Post Staff Writer. The "superhero costume" comment was pretty funny. Maybe we need a superhero smilie.
Yeah...I was being funny. Or not.
I have been kicking around the idea of replacing my aquablade with a FSII but now with the hoopla surrounding the FS PRO I am not so sure anymore.
I picked up my super-small high-neck legskin this past weekend. Yeah, it looks like a super hero costume. Maybe I'll get a long satin cape to wear in the ready area...
The high neck feels much more secure in the upper body than the recordbreaker. Maybe the reason we masters swimmers aren't getting the right fit is we weren't part of the "elite swimmers" used for designing the suit. What do you say we all write to Speedo and suggest that they design suits using masters models?
Since I don't have much to "secure" up there, I'm good. :lmao: But it does appear that more suit and less skin is ideal. I agree that Speedo did not take into account the fact that most female masters swimmers have hips!
Dana:
Do you or your daughter like the Pro for BS? My kid says her kneeskin bubbles on BS even though it's a 24. She likes it for everything but BS.
Fort,
Daughter does not have a FS. Really Fort, ImSpoiled, but mini-me does not have a job, so she swims in the Aquablade ($25) found on e-bay (cutest little suit I ever saw. Leftover GBR racing suit--Speedo makes the coolest prints in high-end suits for other countries!).
I swim very little BR, so my opinion sould not be used a gospel. I've used both my FSII & PRO knee-skins for *** (50/100), and they have not been a problem. I've heard that the long-leg skin is not good for *** because you loose the feel of the water on the kick.
Hey, speak for yourself. I consider myself to be the spittin' image of Michael Phelps.
OK, maybe not... :)
How far are you supposed to downsize, anyway? If I wear a 34 workout suit what size FS Pro would fit?
Kirk-
For the men's suits I couldn't say. The trend with these suits seems to be air bubbles forming in inapproprite places while in the water. For women, this tends to be the body of the suit--air gets in at the neck and makes for a "less streamlined" feeling:bouncing:. For the men, I believe a similar problem exists, so my advice would be to start at lest one size smaller than usual. If that fits well (dry), try one size smaller still.
Anyone notice that virtually every female swimmer had on a Pro with a recordbreaker back at Nationals? I didn't see any highnecks, even for backstroke. I wonder why. Mostly kneeskin recordbreakers on the 400 IM too.
How far are you supposed to downsize, anyway? If I wear a 34 workout suit what size FS Pro would fit?
Kirk,
I had a 30 fs2, could barely get the 30 pro on, so ordered the 32. 32 bubbled in the rear end, so i went and bought another 30 fs2. I'd've probably been ok with the 30 pro, except I wouldn't be able to enter a school zone with the amount of crack. :mooning::mooning:
I usually wear a 32 speedo under the drag suit in practice; and wear size 34 or 35 pants (depending on the day of the week) to give you a frame of reference.
(not like i need you to get any faster than me or anything, so stick with your fs1!!!:angel: )
