If the full body rubber suits do end up getting banned, why should USMS follow their lead on this issue? (i.e. assuming the suits would continue to be manufactured).
Isn't Masters mostly for each individual to pursue what they want and the level they want out of the sport?
If the full body suit is preferred by many USMS participants, why not satisfy the base by keeping it available?
What's really the point of forcing old USMS swimmers out of their girdles if FINA bans them?
John Smith
Geek,
I give you "A" for effort and "F" for reality. If player safety was tantamount in the MBA, Andro and steroid testing would have put the game on"hold" years ago.
The reason aluminum bats are outlawed in professional baseball is you can't hide them. It's a blatant use of technology to artificially enhance performance.
I also think the impact of how "traditional" or insular MLB is, keeps the bats wood - aluminum bats would change the culture of the game, and most players prefer wood. Personally I hate aluminum bats in baseball - at any level. Plus baseball has a lot more ways to win than the big hit - so I think we maybe over estimating aluminum bats impact on the game. As for safety a coach was killed a year ago, but that may have happened if the ball came off a wood bat - just a tragic accident. A number of years ago a pitcher, Bryce Florie, was hit in the face with a line drive - he never made a comeback.
As for PED - well that is a huge hidden problem.
Geek,
I give you "A" for effort and "F" for reality. If player safety was tantamount in the MBA, Andro and steroid testing would have put the game on"hold" years ago.
The reason aluminum bats are outlawed in professional baseball is you can't hide them. It's a blatant use of technology to artificially enhance performance.
I also think the impact of how "traditional" or insular MLB is, keeps the bats wood - aluminum bats would change the culture of the game, and most players prefer wood. Personally I hate aluminum bats in baseball - at any level. Plus baseball has a lot more ways to win than the big hit - so I think we maybe over estimating aluminum bats impact on the game. As for safety a coach was killed a year ago, but that may have happened if the ball came off a wood bat - just a tragic accident. A number of years ago a pitcher, Bryce Florie, was hit in the face with a line drive - he never made a comeback.
As for PED - well that is a huge hidden problem.
