For those of you that still aren't convinced that Bobby Brown has style

style is a very subjective matter.

my personal view on style is that there is some kind of iconography associated with the skier. for casabon- its very pressy and generally slow. for parry- well...we all know what he does on rails. for dumont- amplitude. for mr. hill- pressy, buttery, tight, and tappy.

so to end this debate, yes, Bobby Brown does have style. he can land crazy spins and corks. Plus he has flawless rail skills from a strictly technical perspective. That's just what he does.

Now if his style is "good" or "bad" is a whole other story which cannot really be debated civilly, especially on ns.
 
I like casabon's rail style better, but when I'm watching jumps i would rather watch bobby, casabon's jump game doesnt impress me as much and to me his landings aren't as clean either.
 
he is pushing the sport to new levels but yes i would like to see his clothes alittle bigger and he gets stiff when he lands but baggy clothes with get rid of that
 
Your right I never said seen, but its what I meant. Casabon being tech in the same way as BB is also a debatable subject. Most edits/segs with Casabon are more style in my opinion (at least that I've seen).

And my troll radar did go off, but I ignored it - I should probably pay attention the next time.

Quick question though - do you disagree with the sentiment of my first post and does it feel like skiing is the only sport that you have to be tech and styled?
 
I agree that tech is a very fluid term in these types of contexts.. Both skiers bring their own form of it, which is preferred is simply personal preference. Although on the purely jibbing side of things, Bobby can take a seat.
To answer your question, I think many similar sports to skiing have athletes across the spectrum of technicality and style. The most harmonious combination of the two usually being the most favored. The difficulty is that "style" and more recently "tech" have become very subjective words.
Eventually my hope is that skiing will move closer to snowboarding where more skiers will be able to become "pro" without competition skiing or necessarily hitting enormous kickers and spinning 12+ and those skiers will still be considered tech and stylish in their own right.

 
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