How should this section fit on a wetsuit?

Question

question will make me sound like a kook but I never needed a wetsuit before since I only surfed during the summer. I decided to surf into Nov. this year so I now need one. I was going to shop for one but a week or 2 ago when I got home I complained about how cold the water was. My mom hearing me decided to order me one as a surprise. It's a high end suit but it fits tightly everywhere except for in the armpits. I drew a picture to illustrate how it fits. Is that normal for the armpit area?(example B) or should it fit like example A when I have my arms straight out. It's MT I'm 6'0" 165lbs. I read someone saying the same size/model suit is kinda tight on him, only difference is he's 170 (both of us are in the size range)Like should the armpit be as tight as the elbow joint is if you bent your arm? I guess you can call this space the cup area? Like if you put your arm straight out to the side and put your flat hand in your armpit only the edges of your hand touch just slightly larger

Answer 1

Don't let the extra material in the armpits worry you, it was designed that way so you can have better movement in the arm area where most of the movements are made while surfing. Those are movements are for major balance, so you won't fall off the surf board. If it was tight as shown in picture one, the suit would be way too tight and the suit might rip.

Answer 2

Probably depends upon the suit and your physiology.  Probably also depends upon the material.  The more super-flexy materials will allow the suit to be more fitted and still allow good range of motion but a less flexible material will need a little play in the fit to allow for full extension.

My full suit is a little loose in the arm pits but my spring suit is more fitted through there.  If you are not experiencing any paddling interference from it i wouldn't worry about it.

You are supposed to have a little water in your wetsuit anyway.  Your body will warm it up and it will become a another layer of insulation.  If you become hot in your suit you can cool of by flushing the suit to get cool water in it.