I find combing freestyle forward pretty easy. I think it has more of a tendency to want to go forward than backwards.. I think the problem is when you get freestyle and want your hair totally slicked back, than it might be easier to order a back direction. I have ordered freestyle and spikey front, and i have no problem combing the hair foward at all.. the spikey front jus tmakes it easier for me to get the hairs back or up if i want to.. its perfect for me.

Rule of thumb, from my experience.. Forward is easier.. but the hard part is getting the very front hairline back on some freestyle pieces.. Perfect combo for me so far is freestyle base, spikey front