Chris Howell was a freestyler who organised events under the “F.I.S.T.” banner (Freestyle In Street Terrain). As the caption said:
On banks (good), Kick-flip Ollie (good), on a freestyle board (could you hold on while I take a quick attitude check on that please?)
This was a slightly uncomfortable period as people who had called themselves freestyle skaters (a very small band) suddenly saw their type of skating cross over into the mainstream, but under a different name and with a slightly different approach. Most of the photographs in the rest of the article place the emphasis on older-style freestyle, with hands involved as much as feet and wheels only to a lesser extent — but this one would fit happily with the sessions from the future.
2 responses to “When freestyle vs streetstyle seemed like an issue”
Looking back on the past two decades of skating, I find it interesting how far street and vert boards have moved towards freestyle boards (narrower, double tails, etc).
This movement has opened up a lot of freestyle moves to street and vert skating.
I smile when remembering how we would kickflip a 30″ by 10″ board given how easy it is on today’s boards…….kids today, don’t know they’re born………old fart over and out.
nowt wrong with being and old fart..my eldest thinks its cool that i can spin impossilbles on my board..the smae one that looks the size of what your ona bout mate..