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.
That'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.
Yeah, I've seen that "parachute suit", and it wouldn't be fun swimming with that. I'd rather have on board shorts (with the pocket's cut out)
That'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.
Yeah, I've seen that "parachute suit", and it wouldn't be fun swimming with that. I'd rather have on board shorts (with the pocket's cut out)
