Female "pups": Why mostly non-tech suits?

Ahelee- Playing devil's advocate here. With part of that theory then she is in effect saying that you need to already be technically proficient to wear a tech suit? That's like saying unless you're a pro golfer then you shouldn't buy Ping golf clubs. Or if you are a triathlete you shouldn't buy a fast bike (I don't know a brand for that one anymore, Kestrel?) unless you will finish TT in your age group. (Albeit, I know if I were starting out as a beginner anything I wouldn't be buying top of the line gear!) I do get that she is insinuating that the suit buys you speed. However, almost everyone has argued that it can't buy you enough speed to be something you're not. You either have the strokes and turns or you don't. If a person is less than proficient but the suit makes them feel better, so what? I know a lot of people on my team who finally did buy a B70 and there strokes are less than proficient. They didn't miraculously win nationals, or even place, but I know that they felt like they had done everything they could, at that point, to prepare including having the best suit available. I hope this makes sense. My mind kept going off on different tangents. I did a lot of backspacing! I have to agree with Karen. Perfect stroke proficiency should not be a requirement to own a tech suit. And, contrary to what trpatt says, I don't think training a few times a week disqualifies you either. For some, that's all they can train. Very few swim 6x a week. Let the geezers have their gear. However, I can also see where it would be easy to have a pet peeve about someone who buys a tech suit but refuses to work on stroke technique or doesn't put in any real training. And I definitely agree with Ahelee and Jim that many of those hot babes could be rocking their great bods. Or just not that interested in the edge a B70 or LZR could give them.

Ahelee- Playing devil's advocate here. With part of that theory then she is in effect saying that you need to already be technically proficient to wear a tech suit? That's like saying unless you're a pro golfer then you shouldn't buy Ping golf clubs. Or if you are a triathlete you shouldn't buy a fast bike (I don't know a brand for that one anymore, Kestrel?) unless you will finish TT in your age group. (Albeit, I know if I were starting out as a beginner anything I wouldn't be buying top of the line gear!) I do get that she is insinuating that the suit buys you speed. However, almost everyone has argued that it can't buy you enough speed to be something you're not. You either have the strokes and turns or you don't. If a person is less than proficient but the suit makes them feel better, so what? I know a lot of people on my team who finally did buy a B70 and there strokes are less than proficient. They didn't miraculously win nationals, or even place, but I know that they felt like they had done everything they could, at that point, to prepare including having the best suit available. I hope this makes sense. My mind kept going off on different tangents. I did a lot of backspacing! I have to agree with Karen. Perfect stroke proficiency should not be a requirement to own a tech suit. And, contrary to what trpatt says, I don't think training a few times a week disqualifies you either. For some, that's all they can train. Very few swim 6x a week. Let the geezers have their gear. However, I can also see where it would be easy to have a pet peeve about someone who buys a tech suit but refuses to work on stroke technique or doesn't put in any real training. And I definitely agree with Ahelee and Jim that many of those hot babes could be rocking their great bods. Or just not that interested in the edge a B70 or LZR could give them.