Swimmers,
I am contemplating which suit to buy. I am mainly a breaststroker and have been looking at the Fastskin Pro vs the Fastskin II. Anyone with any experience as to which one is better. Any problems with either of these? The last competition suit I wore was in 1995, a "paper suit".
What about the men's perspective?(not to offend the ladies) I have my state meet coming up in mid april and I cant decide if I want to go with the hi-neck or just legs. The last 2 years I went legs only and I liked it, but now im seeing more and more breaststrokers going with the full body, and just dont know what to do. Any men have some first hand accounts of what they like/prefer?
I raced a couple of 50s in my Tyr legs, and didn't like them. I felt like I lost the feel for the water with my legs, and slipped on my kick. I did end up using them for IMs, because I felt the benefits in the other three strokes outweighed the downside iin ***.
As mentioned earlier, I hated my FS Pro full suit for ***. Same beef as the legskins on the kick, with the added annoyance of shoulder straps.
It felt a little strange to dive in in the B70 Nero full suit the first time, based on my negative experiences swimming *** in anything but jammers, but the results were unequivocal, with big, immediate time drops. I've swum a half dozen or so breaststroke races in it, from 50s to 200s, and I'm sold. I think the biggest benefit is in the distance and glide off the walls, with a secondary effect on the glide in the stroke. It does change my position in the water (I think I ride a lot higher, thanks to the buoyancy of the non-buoyant suit), and I do have to adjust my kick a little to avoid catching air now and then. But I think any adjustments I have to make are worth it for what I think I gain on every dive and push.
I recommend trying any full suit under race conditions prior to a focus meet if at all possible. They are different, and getting it on correctly is critical. I had my neck too low the first time I raced in it, and had water sluicing through while swimming -- something I hadn't noticed in warm-up.
What about the men's perspective?(not to offend the ladies) I have my state meet coming up in mid april and I cant decide if I want to go with the hi-neck or just legs. The last 2 years I went legs only and I liked it, but now im seeing more and more breaststrokers going with the full body, and just dont know what to do. Any men have some first hand accounts of what they like/prefer?
I raced a couple of 50s in my Tyr legs, and didn't like them. I felt like I lost the feel for the water with my legs, and slipped on my kick. I did end up using them for IMs, because I felt the benefits in the other three strokes outweighed the downside iin ***.
As mentioned earlier, I hated my FS Pro full suit for ***. Same beef as the legskins on the kick, with the added annoyance of shoulder straps.
It felt a little strange to dive in in the B70 Nero full suit the first time, based on my negative experiences swimming *** in anything but jammers, but the results were unequivocal, with big, immediate time drops. I've swum a half dozen or so breaststroke races in it, from 50s to 200s, and I'm sold. I think the biggest benefit is in the distance and glide off the walls, with a secondary effect on the glide in the stroke. It does change my position in the water (I think I ride a lot higher, thanks to the buoyancy of the non-buoyant suit), and I do have to adjust my kick a little to avoid catching air now and then. But I think any adjustments I have to make are worth it for what I think I gain on every dive and push.
I recommend trying any full suit under race conditions prior to a focus meet if at all possible. They are different, and getting it on correctly is critical. I had my neck too low the first time I raced in it, and had water sluicing through while swimming -- something I hadn't noticed in warm-up.
