Ban the tech suits?

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?
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  • At SCY national championships all competitors were given free FS Pro's or greatly reduced LZRs, or so I'm told. They are here to stay and the vast majority wear them as top performing age groupers. Well, they are here to stay until the communists ban them. The two age groupers who went from Lynchburg were loaned an LZR this year. I know they both wore them and thought they were cool. I don't know whether or not either one will go out and buy one. I will make this pledge: If I crack the top ten for USMS, I will buy a tech suit. With my 29 high 50 free, I'm still a long way from cracking the top ten though!
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  • At SCY national championships all competitors were given free FS Pro's or greatly reduced LZRs, or so I'm told. They are here to stay and the vast majority wear them as top performing age groupers. Well, they are here to stay until the communists ban them. The two age groupers who went from Lynchburg were loaned an LZR this year. I know they both wore them and thought they were cool. I don't know whether or not either one will go out and buy one. I will make this pledge: If I crack the top ten for USMS, I will buy a tech suit. With my 29 high 50 free, I'm still a long way from cracking the top ten though!
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