Has freestyle gotten bigger since 2000-2005?

[Adi]

Has freestyle gotten bigger since 2000-2005?

I think freestyle had more buzz around it in the early and mid 2000s.  It has evolved since then and there are some bigger events, but I don't think the same buzz is around it as it used to be.

I think it's more common however and more people are familiar with it so in that regard it has grown in my opinion.

What are your thoughts?

[L_I_S]

lol, the majority of freestylers here can't tell you that since we weren't around.

[Emil Nissen]

no matter what, there is far more freestylers now than in 2005...

[Adi]

lol, the majority of freestylers here can't tell you that since we weren't around.

Sad but true.

[Alex17]

phew it got massive! i remember when it was impossible to do latw. only ppl i remember doing latw was palle. John Clark from the USA, and a few others. It has been a amazing adventure to have experience the whole development of the freestyle scene!

[Christof]

no its just that you as an individual freestyler have lost the attention you got earlier (for example in youtube)
When i opened my account in 2007 (which was blocked later), i had a tutorial vid with 400'000 views and my freestyle videos between 40'000 and 80'000. Now at my reopened account, they are at few 1000, newer ones haven't reached 1000 yet.

Now there are so many videos that your personal video is not special to others, it is only special to people who know you (except you are Kamalio or sb). And everybody has seen so many videos that it's very hard to impress people.
I watch a video and somebody does eatw, and i'm like "ok..." not too special...

[Adi]

phew it got massive! i remember when it was impossible to do latw. only ppl i remember doing latw was palle. John Clark from the USA, and a few others. It has been a amazing adventure to have experience the whole development of the freestyle scene!

Freestyle moves have definitely developed, but I was more referencing the growth of the sport in popularity.

John Clark... oh the memories!

[Adi]

no its just that you as an individual freestyler have lost the attention you got earlier (for example in youtube)
When i opened my account in 2007 (which was blocked later), i had a tutorial vid with 400'000 views and my freestyle videos between 40'000 and 80'000. Now at my reopened account, they are at few 1000, newer ones haven't reached 1000 yet.

Now there are so many videos that your personal video is not special to others, it is only special to people who know you (except you are Kamalio or sb). And everybody has seen so many videos that it's very hard to impress people.
I watch a video and somebody does eatw, and i'm like "ok..." not too special...

I must admit, it was kind of fun when the freestyle community was small and everyone used to meet in one place.  It almost seemed like all freestylers "knew" each other.

[Kako]

lol, the majority of freestylers here can't tell you that since we weren't around.

exact, most of us do not even trained at that time

[Adi]

I'm curious to know who voted No.