I started a similar poll before,but time has changed things and I thought since USMS is going to have to do something definitive so they should have some input from the forumites
What percentage of tech-suit people do you think will "...make peace with this new paradigm" or what percentage will simply refused to make peace with it?
If tech suits are banned, I predict that the USMS will NOT boast record high numbers next convention.
I don't know. How many folks out there refused to make peace with the (albeit temporary) tech suit paradigm? Some of those people still showed up to meets and swam despite being at a disadvantage. But how many were discouraged by how the suits helped people who never beat them before suddenly kick their tails? Those people don't feature prominently on this board and I'm sure we'll never really know the answer to either your or my question.
By the way, I saw very few tech suits at the meet this weekend. And apparently this meet was much more heavily attended than it has been in prior years (according to teammates who attend every year). Maybe that says something about what will or won't happen to attendance when the suits are banned? I think for the most part those with the tech suits are the most hard core, and will likely continue to swim regardless.
It was definitely sobering to see my times regressing. Despite thinking it's the right thing to do for a myriad of reasons, giving up the tech suits indeed is not easy even for me.
What percentage of tech-suit people do you think will "...make peace with this new paradigm" or what percentage will simply refused to make peace with it?
If tech suits are banned, I predict that the USMS will NOT boast record high numbers next convention.
I don't know. How many folks out there refused to make peace with the (albeit temporary) tech suit paradigm? Some of those people still showed up to meets and swam despite being at a disadvantage. But how many were discouraged by how the suits helped people who never beat them before suddenly kick their tails? Those people don't feature prominently on this board and I'm sure we'll never really know the answer to either your or my question.
By the way, I saw very few tech suits at the meet this weekend. And apparently this meet was much more heavily attended than it has been in prior years (according to teammates who attend every year). Maybe that says something about what will or won't happen to attendance when the suits are banned? I think for the most part those with the tech suits are the most hard core, and will likely continue to swim regardless.
It was definitely sobering to see my times regressing. Despite thinking it's the right thing to do for a myriad of reasons, giving up the tech suits indeed is not easy even for me.
