I would like to purchase a full body suit for Zone's this year, but can't fork over the cash for a LZR or B70. Has anyone had experience with the Hydra vs the FSII? I'm seeing a hydra for $155 and a FSII for $200, and while these appear to be good deals I'm not sure I'm goign to get the bang for my buck.
Any comments on those two suits?
Could someone who is knowledgeable about body suits post a ranking of which ones are the fastest for which strokes? This could be subjective, but it would still be interesting to see.
Based on not a whole lot of first hand knowledge about the high end products, this is how i would rank them. The ones I have actually worn are in bold:
Top Tier
b70
laser
that new Tyr
Second Tier
Arena
fastskin pro
fastskin II
fastskin I
Tyr aquapel
Tyr aquashift
Aquablade
nike
Distant Third Tier
non-body suits
Very Distant Fourth Tier
Bermudas
Not recommended for swimming
tuxedos
chain mail armor
To be honest, I think the fastskin 1 was slightly faster than the Aquablade for shorter swims. The Aquablade was faster for things like the 1650 and 1-hour postal swims. I couldn't tell much of difference between the FS1 and the Pro (though I only got to wear the Pro one day before it got stolen.) I recently got a cheap Tyr Aquapel, and it seemed as fast, if not faster, than any of them.
The other observation is that I didn't see too much of a difference between the short John vs. the full body versions of the FSI.
Questions:
1) is the FS2 significantly better than the ones I have tried to date and worth the $99?
2) or would I be better off waiting till I can afford a B70 (possibly with the promised masters discount announced in the sponsorship letter)?
3) which is better for middle distance freestyle--short John or full body?
4) if I include in all future Vlogs of me in competition, would any of the Top Tier manufacturers care to take a meeting with my people about future mutually beneficial sponsorship arrangements? Think "Eddie the Eagle" of masters swimming.
Thanks for your help.
Could someone who is knowledgeable about body suits post a ranking of which ones are the fastest for which strokes? This could be subjective, but it would still be interesting to see.
Based on not a whole lot of first hand knowledge about the high end products, this is how i would rank them. The ones I have actually worn are in bold:
Top Tier
b70
laser
that new Tyr
Second Tier
Arena
fastskin pro
fastskin II
fastskin I
Tyr aquapel
Tyr aquashift
Aquablade
nike
Distant Third Tier
non-body suits
Very Distant Fourth Tier
Bermudas
Not recommended for swimming
tuxedos
chain mail armor
To be honest, I think the fastskin 1 was slightly faster than the Aquablade for shorter swims. The Aquablade was faster for things like the 1650 and 1-hour postal swims. I couldn't tell much of difference between the FS1 and the Pro (though I only got to wear the Pro one day before it got stolen.) I recently got a cheap Tyr Aquapel, and it seemed as fast, if not faster, than any of them.
The other observation is that I didn't see too much of a difference between the short John vs. the full body versions of the FSI.
Questions:
1) is the FS2 significantly better than the ones I have tried to date and worth the $99?
2) or would I be better off waiting till I can afford a B70 (possibly with the promised masters discount announced in the sponsorship letter)?
3) which is better for middle distance freestyle--short John or full body?
4) if I include in all future Vlogs of me in competition, would any of the Top Tier manufacturers care to take a meeting with my people about future mutually beneficial sponsorship arrangements? Think "Eddie the Eagle" of masters swimming.
Thanks for your help.