FORM Goggles Review: UNSPONSORED 

Thanks for the honest review! We love to hear both the good and the bad - it's the only way we can get better.

FORM goggles have been a real game changer for my swimming. Not only do they provide real time data that motivates me while swimming, they also provide feedback about my progress toward improving technique through the FORM and HeadCoach scores. Along with my Garmin watch and headset for running and cycling, FORM goggles are my best piece of kit to keep me on track with my triathlon training progress. Pricey yes, but I can’t imagine swim training without them now.

I have FORM goggles. Been using them for a few years now. As a long term user of FORM, my biggest issue is the due to the sensitivity of the accelerometer, the first length is always listed as 2-3 seconds faster than it actually is. Not a big deal with a continuous swim or long intervals, but a session with lots of short intervals will appear to be a much faster session than it actually is. Context is everything and as long as you are aware of this quirk it doesn’t have to be a deal breaker. In general it is MUCH MORE ACCURATE than Garmin. I recall value them as a tool in the toolbox. A very effective tool that always gives a carrot to chase!

Thank you for the review. I have had mine for a year. But I have somewhat contrary experience. The stock plans are ok, but you really need a coach to know what drills to do. You need to do drills correct your faults but goggles don't replace video coaching. The headcoach is not as great as made out as. The screen is hard to match while your rotating. The Form score is not that useful since strongly tied to pace, and the pace is not well corelated to training zones. The Training Peaks sync is good but not perfect. For example, drills and other notes from the coach workouts on TP don't make it across and require manual edits. The Zones do not seem to adjust for pools of different sizes. I swim in both 25m and 25yd pools and the goal pace does not adjust. Problems: 1. Fogs up, and won't last. Goggles for me last 6 months before anti-fog is gone, but that is problem with the price of Form. 2. The fit is ok, but sometimes leaks for me. 3. The new swim straight is a cool idea, but since you head is moving while swimming is actually less useful than pictured.

One negative that you didn't mention, but I think is fairly obvious to anyone who has tried them - the field of view is really restrictive. This isn't too much of an issue if you have a lane to yourself, but if you are swimming with others around you, it becomes a real impediment to avoiding confusion and risks of coliding into others. It can be quite disconcerting swimming with such restricted peripheral vision (side to side and forward)

Love the tech ❤

your goggles look a lot clearer than mine. Mine fogged up after about 6 months use. I personally think the subscription is too expensive for what you receive. Dont get me wrong I like them but there is room for improvement.

Thanks again for you review, after watching this I end buying the goggles and got them today mainly for stroke count. However I am a bit disapointed with the stroke count. Not get very accurate results sometimes it over counts by 3, in some examples it overcounted by 15 strokes over 25m interval. I am doing TI/Adam Ocean Walker freestyle so lots of pendulum swings not sure if this impacting it. I also have my iwatch on opposite hand of breathing but the distance tracking was pretty accurate. Wander if Finis goggles are better at this?

Can i run with them?

Do you have to charge after every swim? Assume 45 minutes of swimming.....

One negative that ive found is that it doesn’t automatically sync completed workouts to Garmin Connect.