...at the FCST winter meet in SugarLand, TX. I had previously only worn briefs, but I did try TYR legskins for Nationals in Austin. I was just experimenting and didn't want to drop $300-$500 to find I didn't like the feel, so I bought the FS-II Backstroke suit for $50 on-line.
Didn't feel any faster or sleeker in the water although I did go a PR 22.57 in the 50 free and a respectable 59.97 in the 100 IM.
What was weird is how different I felt in the backstroke, how it felt as if the suit was forcing me to assume a certain body position and I felt myself fighting it ( I had not tested the suit AT ALL prior to the meet so it was shocking).
Would I get that same odd feeling from a normal FS-II or a B70?
What was weird is how different I felt in the backstroke, how it felt as if the suit was forcing me to assume a certain body position and I felt myself fighting it ( I had not tested the suit AT ALL prior to the meet so it was shocking).
Would I get that same odd feeling from a normal FS-II or a B70?
What position was being forced -- too high in the water?
I've only raced in a B70 and jammers. My experience in a B70 is that I feel the major positive impact, oddly enough, in freestyle and breaststroke. Like Chris, I don't notice it in backstroke. On fly, I probably would notice it if I wasn't concentrating on when the next wall was so I could rest!
On both free and ***, though, I feel like the B70 gives me a higher body position in the water, especially in the legs.
What was weird is how different I felt in the backstroke, how it felt as if the suit was forcing me to assume a certain body position and I felt myself fighting it ( I had not tested the suit AT ALL prior to the meet so it was shocking).
Would I get that same odd feeling from a normal FS-II or a B70?
What position was being forced -- too high in the water?
I've only raced in a B70 and jammers. My experience in a B70 is that I feel the major positive impact, oddly enough, in freestyle and breaststroke. Like Chris, I don't notice it in backstroke. On fly, I probably would notice it if I wasn't concentrating on when the next wall was so I could rest!
On both free and ***, though, I feel like the B70 gives me a higher body position in the water, especially in the legs.
