To Jaked or not to be Jaked - THAT is the question
Former Member
Would you splurge and get one of these suits if you could afford one and they were in stock even with the possibility of a ban approaching in 2010?
There are lots of pros and cons of which only a few I'll list here:
Cons
Many of your competitors have inferior suits, so is it as satisfying to beat them given the possible advantage of 1.5 seconds or more per 100?
You are near some masters world records. Although you may break one with the suit, the satisfaction is not the same for you as the current world record holder did not have a comparable suit.
How will you physically and mentally handle the suit downgrade post the ban, assuming it happens.
Wait! Your "just for fun", it's all about self improvement masters swimming feels like it's suddenly taking a turn to win at all costs.
Pros
What's not fun about going as fast as possible while staying within the rules?
You had better take advantage of the fast suit technology while it's still around and legal.
Who does not like to turn in a top performance?
I'm torn. Pun fully intended.
Have one and will wear it. I did get it for the summer already, so I am getting some use out of it. I will also wear the same suit as last year for some races to get "real comparison time".
The Blue70s are going for $200 or less - I am guessing the Jaked will follow the same pattern. We should get an idea in September on the deadline for the suits.
Me too. However, no time drops for me with the Jaked, at least in the long axis strokes. At Nationals, I swam 2 50 backs (one Jaked, one B70) and 3 50 frees (2 B70 leading off relays and 1 Jaked). I was slower in the Jaked for both events. The only discernible variable between the races was that I felt like I got slightly worse starts in the Jaked. Oddly, I swam the fastest on day 4 in my very old and very stretched out B70.
I'll keep using both until they're banned for masters. I certainly don't recommend sizing down in the Jaked.
Have one and will wear it. I did get it for the summer already, so I am getting some use out of it. I will also wear the same suit as last year for some races to get "real comparison time".
The Blue70s are going for $200 or less - I am guessing the Jaked will follow the same pattern. We should get an idea in September on the deadline for the suits.
Me too. However, no time drops for me with the Jaked, at least in the long axis strokes. At Nationals, I swam 2 50 backs (one Jaked, one B70) and 3 50 frees (2 B70 leading off relays and 1 Jaked). I was slower in the Jaked for both events. The only discernible variable between the races was that I felt like I got slightly worse starts in the Jaked. Oddly, I swam the fastest on day 4 in my very old and very stretched out B70.
I'll keep using both until they're banned for masters. I certainly don't recommend sizing down in the Jaked.
