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Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 164 Location: stl

If you have an all street or all vert video of you or a freind post the link here and the style of heeling in your video. This is not a comp. just a fun video challenge for no reason at all.(Cause we know street is better)J/k lol

Team Heelys - SoCal Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: -123845

unless you have an uberamazing street skater like coop or buffo, vert will always look cooler than street. its just how things go.

Team Heelys - Northeast Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 1803

I plan on doing a cool street video soon.

Watch for it.
MDHZ

Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 469 Location: Ol' Virginny

Now I wanna ask > do you differentiate street from flat?? I myself would consider 'street' to mean : fast moving non-stop action using the terrain surrounding you. While I would think that 'flat' is going to be more of an artistic use of balance and acrobatics on a flat surface. I don't think alot of people see a difference BUT it may just be me and my uber-brain going gnutz again.

Team Heelys - Northeast Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 1803

Yes - you're right Deez.

Flat is more commonly referred to as "Tech" in the other skate disciplines.

Tech is a confined execution of tricks without apparatus.

Street, more accurately, is using street apparatus such as curbs, stairs, rails, etc.

Heelers use flatland as to mean tech. But many people have confused "flatland" with "street" - In actuality, they are different.

MDHZ

Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 469 Location: Ol' Virginny

Sweet. Didn't know if there was actually a difference in heeling. Those are the terms I'm use to (flat/street/vert) coming from the BMX world and the principles seem to be about the same.

Team Heelys - Northeast Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 1803

Yeah .. in the skateboarding world its Street/Vert/Tech -
But in all honestly, I'm not sure which Heeling should/could/would follow.

Point is "tech/flatland" is different from "street"
MDHZ

Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 32

It all depends on what content are in the videos that label themselves as street or vert or tech or power or speed or jump or whatever. We're pioneering a new genre of skating. We're making the definitions up as we go. First one to give something a name - wins! And if it fits, the name will stick.

Wanna race? (that's a metaphor)

(check out my new Mega Verts I made yesterday)

Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 567 Location: Centerville, Ohio

I love how heeling is totally new. It's probably part of why I'm so interested.

You're megaverts are AWESOME! Were they tough to make? I'm really going to need to be making a pair within the next week because my last 2 megas are getting bubbles on the sides.

Team Heelys - SoCal Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: -123845

Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 567 Location: Centerville, Ohio

That's awesome. xD

Someone needs to make a good tutorial for these things.

Joined: 05 Dec 2007 Posts: 1 Location: Behtlehem PA

street is the way to go verts cool but i think street is better if you know what your doing and can use your mind to find lines

Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 32

well said. Street is finding lines.