I recently purchased a Finis Ultimate Drag Suit to use when I swim on Tues, Thurs and Sat with other swimmers. I am consitantly the fastest swimmer there. Often times by a sizeable margin. I thought buying a dragsuit would help even the field so I didn't have so much rest and would give me a hard workout. Unfortunately this drag suit turned me from the fastest swimmer there into the slowest. It's clear that I won't be wearing this suit while I swim with them anytime soon. But I thought maybe a standard drag suit would be the right fit. The Finis suit I'm wearing has 4 pockets that catch additional water.
What's your experience with drag suits. How much do they slow you down.
This is the type of drag suit I use now (Dolphin Ugles brand):
www.swimoutlet.com/.../41373-31393.jpgThat's mostly what I train in, though I use a Tiger suit as it's the closest thing I can get to burnt orange (Amazon.com: Dolfin Tiger Tiger Dragster Male: Sports & Outdoors)!
What action_hack referenced -- www.finisinc.com/ultimate-drag-suit.html -- is a big step in drag above that. I know it's a matter of degrees, but I don't think I'd go more than the uglies route because I think the ultimate drag suit's going to cause stroke & body position issues.
This is the type of drag suit I use now (Dolphin Ugles brand):
www.swimoutlet.com/.../41373-31393.jpgThat's mostly what I train in, though I use a Tiger suit as it's the closest thing I can get to burnt orange (Amazon.com: Dolfin Tiger Tiger Dragster Male: Sports & Outdoors)!
What action_hack referenced -- www.finisinc.com/ultimate-drag-suit.html -- is a big step in drag above that. I know it's a matter of degrees, but I don't think I'd go more than the uglies route because I think the ultimate drag suit's going to cause stroke & body position issues.
