Whilst I have been off work injured, I have naturally had a lot of free time to kill. It’s been a good time to watch a lot of old videos, and came across this ESPN broadcast that focusses on the rivalry between Andrew Faris and Trevor Meyer at the New York B3 contest in 1997!
AWESOME find… man, the impact back then whenever someone would beat Trevor in a contest was huge. Didn’t care for ESPN trying to make drama between them though. I remember being bummed when Faris transitioned from this style of riding into his 50 half-cab whopper attempts in a run phase… his barflip stuff was so on point, and when he started linking in rolling tricks, he blew up flatland. Miss those days…
Real good to watch, lot of tricks and styles you don’t see these days
There was something about a phase of flatland just prior to Andrew’s rise that was overall unappealing to me as a rider. I think it may have been the over progression of scuffing as I remember learning to scuff a backwards funky at the time like it was imperative. I wonder if various comments I read on this site over the years alluding to too much pumping or pumping a trick for too long are similar aversions to over progression of a style much like I felt many moons ago.
Anyway, this overall musing expressed in writing at what mostly likey will be to myself about an old thread at 12:43 am in the morning on Flatmatters has brought me to the realization that when our sport of flatland evolves…balancing tricks, hopping tricks, scuffing tricks, rolling tricks, pumping/turbining etc…there is a natural need for over progression of that style before, perhaps by happenstance in the attempt to progress the old, a new trend emerges.
Damn…too much thinking. Time to go to bed.
THANX BIG E , LOVE this era of Trevor/Farris !!!!!!!! AGREED Ultramanzoffy , GREAT find indeed !!! REWATCH !!!!!!!!
It was great to have flatland on tv & riders being able to make some good money, but it would have been cool if they could have spelled Andrew’s last name correctly.