I am just back from the SPMA meet where all the top finisher were wearing the latest generation tech suits,mostly B-70s(or were named Jeff Commings.)I have here to for been in favor of the suits,but now I am not so sure.First,they eliminate the old bench marks.I went my fastest 100m BR in 5 yr in my LZR,but it was only .3 sec faster than I did untapered 5 wk earlier in my first swim in the LZR.So was my swim good or not,I'm not sure.Also,instead of focusing on technique or pace I found myself ruminating over aspects of the suits,how many more swims did the suit have,is it the right size,was the reason I didn't get better results from my B-70 because it was too big?etc.The B-70 has somewhat mitigated the "too expensive,not durable" problem,but for how long.
Lets say a company comes up with a suit that is much faster,say 4 sec/100.Further that it is very expensive(say $1000) lasts 4 swims and is very hard to make so that quantities are always limited and the fastest way to get one is to bid up to $3000 on ebay. Now lets say your nemesis has one,or that getting one is your best chance to get TT or AA or a ZR or WR,or that your child is close to making JO cuts,or finally beating his/her nemesis etc. Is it worth it and where does it stop?
Finally some good posts! This is why I listed Dolphin 2 as one of my favorite posters. I didn't say I agreed!
Hope that is a fixed mortgage, or else you'll look really silly if anyone finds out it's adjustable!
Good luck to geek.
Always fun to read pwolf.
I think I like Hoffman, too.
Fort, if I ever meet you, you can try my stretched out LZR just for fun. I really, really like it. It is just not a practical suit. Extremely fragile and hard to get on, and worst of all - you have to pull it down to use the ladies' room. It only takes me about 5 minutes to get on the other suit types, this one took me a solid 20 minutes the first time. Will be going for use #2 this weekend, so we shall see the stretched-out/useful life.
Finally some good posts! This is why I listed Dolphin 2 as one of my favorite posters. I didn't say I agreed!
Hope that is a fixed mortgage, or else you'll look really silly if anyone finds out it's adjustable!
Good luck to geek.
Always fun to read pwolf.
I think I like Hoffman, too.
Fort, if I ever meet you, you can try my stretched out LZR just for fun. I really, really like it. It is just not a practical suit. Extremely fragile and hard to get on, and worst of all - you have to pull it down to use the ladies' room. It only takes me about 5 minutes to get on the other suit types, this one took me a solid 20 minutes the first time. Will be going for use #2 this weekend, so we shall see the stretched-out/useful life.
