Tri-Banter wrote:
why is that? different style, or just differences in setup?
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A couple of reasons:
-I don't use swedes and do use Vanquishers
-I think the contours of my face change a little bit over time. Perhaps it's due to weight changes. Perhaps it's due to skin elasticity. My current goggles are dialed in to my current face
-I think my preferences for how tight I like the straps change over time. Current goggles match those preferences.
Any time I go to a different pair of goggles (older or newer, doesn't matter), they just feel different. It's like putting on an old pair of running shoes. They were once excellent but now they've somehow changed. Goggles are like that for me.
back when I used vanquishers, and then speed sockets, I noticed that the fit definitely changed as the goggles aged and the seals compressed. I think it's more likely that the goggles change than your face. I could see the difference visually. Vanquishers are also more sensitive to strap tension too. swedes need almost nothing, the strap doesn't provide the pressure for suction on your eye sockets. they're just tight enough to keep them from falling off your face, whereas other styles need enough pressure to deform the seal. I haven't used the magic5's but that's the appeal of them, that the pressure needed to deform the seal is greatly reduced since it already fits the contours of your eyes.
you might want to try, if you haven't already, some of the newer Speedo goggles, like the speed socket 2.0's they've changed the seal to a 3d fit, so they should conform to the contours of your eyes better out of the box.
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