Technical question re: jammers

[Tobias]

Sorry for another post. I am new to speedos and shopping for my second pair.

Anyway, in looking for a Euro-cut aquablade I've come across jammers going for way north of 100 bucks. Some as high as 200 bucks.

What's the deal? There are a lot of much cheaper jammers out there

Apparently there are two kinds of jameers. The cheaper ones are basically lycra running shorts from what I can tell.

The uber-expensive ones are described as 3-piece.

From what I can see they are basically a speedo with leggings sown on.

Is that it? Do they make a real difference for competitive swimmers versus a standard jammer? They look weird IMO.

Or is it a gimmick for the companies to ease prices way north?

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

The expensive ones you are referring to are technical suits made for competitive swimmers. They are the new breed of suit since the rules changed to not allow the longer cut and full body suits. Not only are they cut with panels that make them look like a race brief with legs, but the material is also inetnded to be lighter and slicker in the water. If you are just looking for a suit to hang out in and/or swim laps and don't want the brief cut, all you really need is the more basic jammer suit, around $40-60 depending on brand. The competitive (expensive) jammers are also really tight, as you can see from the pictures of guys in them at meets. Even the highly competitive swimmers only wear the expensive jammer suits for competition, generally practicing in briefs (my preference) or the regular jammers. The material in the expensive suits really will not hold up to wearing every day. Hope this helps.

[California Dolphin]

I bought a set of jammer style undewear because they were 1/2 price as part of a going out of business sale.

I absolutely HATE the tight down-to-the-knee feel of them and I cringe at the thought of wearing a jammer style swimsuit.

CD

[Texas_swimmer]

Ive never worn a pair of jammers, its all about preferance imo. I have heard jammers are better bc the suit covers the legs allowing the swimmer to have less drag but im not 100% sure. I honestly want to buy one pair and see how I like them.

[swimcmk]

I have both styles of Jammers. The 3 piece Jammers will fit a lot closer your body and will not be as stretched ??? A correctly fitting one will feels like it is painted on as soon as you hit the water. With a One piece jammer you fell the suit a lot more. it has to stretch fit to you shape. When i wear one I end up with a small air pocket between my legs.