hey guys,
I'm seriously thinking about getting and trying the FS II Legskins
http://tinyurl.com/3ydxe8
I've currently use the hineck but I've noticed many fast swimmers wear legskins in fly and back
I also have fastskin jammers in my swim bag
to throw on for fast swims in practice
http://tinyurl.com/274gll
(it seems to make a difference versus my training suit)
What's your opinion about which works best?
briefs, jammers, legskin, kneeskin or the hineck?
Why?
Ande
Ande, if you do that experiment, please post the results. I wonder how you could control for 1) increasing fatigue over the course of the trials--maybe don't do it on consecutive days, 2) a semi-placebo effect where you will swim with more confidence/effort to fulfill the hypothesis.
Maybe you should write the names of the different suits on pieces of paper and put them in a hat and randomly select which one you'll test yourself in on the given day. This wouldn't solve all the methodological problems, but maybe make it a little more random?
If you're swimming 25s, it would also be good to use electronic pads because accurate hand timing at such a short distance is pretty difficult. I wonder how the Speedos of the world test their suits? Again, robotic dummies in the ICAR plume might be the best way to go...
Ande, if you do that experiment, please post the results. I wonder how you could control for 1) increasing fatigue over the course of the trials--maybe don't do it on consecutive days, 2) a semi-placebo effect where you will swim with more confidence/effort to fulfill the hypothesis.
Maybe you should write the names of the different suits on pieces of paper and put them in a hat and randomly select which one you'll test yourself in on the given day. This wouldn't solve all the methodological problems, but maybe make it a little more random?
If you're swimming 25s, it would also be good to use electronic pads because accurate hand timing at such a short distance is pretty difficult. I wonder how the Speedos of the world test their suits? Again, robotic dummies in the ICAR plume might be the best way to go...
