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Heading or Heeling

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I just started roping and I can honestly say that everything has been self taught and slowing down youtube/rodeo footage. I wanted to be a header because I plan on going on to do tie down roping but there is a clinic coming up and they need more heeler's. It seems that everybody wants to head but I've honestly never attempted it. I rope a dummy and sometimes my small human... Is the transition to start and change harder? Or can someone shed some light and help me out?
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I'm a terrible roper.

Have vicariously watched enough Trevor Brazile and Patrick Smith to know that the two are unique and separate skill sets. As mentioned by 6gun and CowChick they can even take different horses.

However at the beginner level, why not take a shot and go to a clinic and learn something?

That said, if I recall Trevor Brazile is something like a 9 Elite header (USTRC), and a 6 something as a healer. The best timed event Cowboy in Rodeo history, and you can see clearly from those numbers that they are two different things.

Have fun!
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