FORM Smart Swim 1 - Goggles

I did not even know smart googles existed! I bought them unsure of how it would end but I'll tell you upfront, I absolutely love them.First, there was an issue with the app. Fortunately, I forgot to return them and the first thing on Monday, the company contacted me and fixed the issue. They definitely exceeded my expectations!!One the first use, I was very concerned that having the display directly in my eye was going to give me motion sickness. I am also blind in my left eye, and after reading reviews, I was left feeling that I would have an issue seeing where I was swimming because the display would have to be in front of my good eye. So many concerns but I gave them a try anyway.I have absolutely no issue seeing in front of me, the blue line beneath me, or the person in either lane next to me. Well, actually, I see as much of the person as I want to see. Can I observe their posture, kick, or form? Nope and I don't want to. I can see them come and go and that's enough for me. Again, I'm blind in one eye and I see everything I saw prior to wearing these googles with no issues at all. The display is placed directly in the middle of the google but after a swim or two it becomes normal. When I want to look at it, I do but when I don't I just look through it at the pool. It is not distracting or intrusive.I swim with a waterproof MP3 player and it clips onto the google strap and I tuck the headphone wires under the straps. The goggles don't move or leak during my entire one-hour freestyle swim. They stay right where I put them and they are very comfortable! Not even kidding, after getting the proper strap tightness the first time, I have not tightened them again. I put them on, pull them a few times, and pop them over my eyes. No leaks ever.When the googles arrived, I put them on and decided the medium curved nose piece was for me. Per the instructions, I took all the pieces to the pool for my first swim but I didn't need them. The nose piece fits perfectly and continues to be trouble-free.It is so amazing to swim and not have to keep checking the clock! Yes. It's the simple things. It's even better to know the distance, and other metrics that I choose using the app.When I turn the goggles on, it takes several seconds to sync with the app, I select the type of swim, and I press start when I'm ready to begin. I only need to touch the googles again when I'm done with my workout. There are only 2 buttons to press and it only takes a few times of using the goggles to get the hang of it. Very minimal learning curve so you're swimming, not messing with tools on the side of the pool. The smartness of these goggles is awesome. I usually swim all freestyle but decided to do some drills. When I finished and looked at the stats, I was shocked to see that the system was quite accurate at distinguishing drills v. freestyle without me doing anything to set it up. Accuracy was a little off but it was nice to not have to figure it out on my own or, more likely, just not track those lengths.After your swim, you Save and Quit. Then you can turn them off. When you're dry and ready, turn them on, and sync with the app to view your stats. Lots of data to spend time with.Although you can export the data it would be really great if an app update added the ability to compare data so that I can quickly see my performance over time. This would be super helpful!!!

I am a master swimmer. I love these googles. I never have to remember what lap I am or for the time. The Form goggles gives me all this information. A single charge will last through 9 1-hour workouts. The data I receive at the end of the workout is very helpful in improving my swim form. The googles don’t leak or fog and gives me the vision of the pool bottom and wall that I need.

I consider myself a serious long distance swimmer. I bought the goggles because I wanted something which could keep track of my distance and time, and which would allow me to just focus on getting through a long swim without losing track of which lap I had just swum or how long I've been swimming. After setting the pool length, I had no issues with the goggles keeping track of laps. Every time I turned around, the goggles registered a lap after a few seconds and told me how fast I had done the lap and then switched to my overall time and distance. I'm not interested in the workouts, and I will say the app is pretty dense and difficult to navigate. It took a while to figure out where my swims were, and it took several attempts to sync the goggles. Since that first since I haven't had any problems, and I now know where to go to see what I did. To be honest, everything is given in the googles at the end of your swim. I don't do flips when I turn around and the googles were fine registering me stopping and turning around. Sometimes, I stopped to catch my breath and the googles automatically sensed this and went into rest mode.That said, It took me several swims and different nose pieces to find the one that fit without hurting. In traditional goggles, the nosepiece is rubber and flexes. The supplied nosepieces are hard plastic and don't give, so they don't adjust to your face. They provide 8 different sizes.The case is nice and well made. The goggles are quality. I had no leak issues and they didn't fog up. The goggles came fully charged and ready to go (minus set up such as entering your personal info.)I need bifocals, but wear glasses only for distance. If I need to read, I take off my glasses and bring the book to my face. I have contacts for distance. I had thought that because the info screen was close to my face that I wouldn't need to wear contacts, but for some reason you need distance vision to see the screen. I just wear one contact in my right eye and when I'm done swimming, toss it and switch back to glasses.It does take some time to get used to having a data field hovering in front of you while swimming...especially when it's only one eye. Thankfully, pools have a black stripe on the bottom so I can use that to swim in a straight line.Overall, so far, so good. They have definitely improved my swims. It's easier to distinguish between actual effort and perceived effort. It feels like I'm exerting myself when in reality I'm going slower than I feel and the googles help with that. But, like I said, I'm concerned with distance...not time...but I don't want to be too slow and waste time and energy when doing a long swim, so the time display is a good nudge to keep on pace.Edit 10/4/24In order to use the Goggles you need to pay. I thought I already paid when I bought the Goggles. It’s $100 a year. Why do I need to pay when the goggles already tell me distance and time? Money grab which isn’t cool.

◾️Amazon Should "FORCE" All (Sellers) Of Any "Form Goggles" To DISCLOSE To The (Buyers) That They Must Have A Major (Credit Card) - And (Surrender) All Associated (DATA) - In Order To (ACTIVATE) This Product For Any And All (USEAGE)!!!◾️I Found This Product To Be A Complete Waste Of My (Time & Energy)!!!◾️I've Been Swimming (30) Laps A Day At A Distance Of 50 Yards Per Lap For Over (10-Years), Yet There's No Way To (Easily) Set-Up My Daily Swim Workout On The (APP) And Have That Routine Appear Inside The (Form Goggles) At The Swimming Pool!!!◾️The (Online Influencers) That Are Promoting This Product Need To Be (100%) Ignored!!◾️This Product Is "Extremely Uncomfortable" Due To Its Lack Of (Cushioning / Rubber) Around Each (Eye Socket)!!!◾️You Will Not Be Able To Wear These Goggles (Two Days) In A Row For Any Length Of Time!!!◾️The (APP) That Accompanies This Product Is Impossible To Navigate, And I've Been A (Computer Programmer) For Over (40-Years)!!!◾️The (APP) Appears To Have Been Designed In (India) For ($10k or $20k) By (Non-Swimmers)!!!◾️It Takes Me No Pleasure To Level Such (Harsh Criticism) Of This Product, BUT IT'S (100%) WARRANTED!!!

Got this as a gift for a friend who's an avid swimmer. She LOVES it. So much so, that she convinced her swim buddies to get it too