John E Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 I just noticed today on a lunchtime mountain bike ride that when I am descending, I naturally keep my crank in in a horizontal position with my left foot leading. While I can ride with my right foot forward, it feels unnatural. I notice that this correlates with the fact that I ride regular foot. Has anyone else notice a similar effect or am I just bored and/or over-thinking this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckmann AG Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Inquiring as to that preference is one of the more accurate predictors of footedness, short of bouncing on a spongy surface with a biased stance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoloSteve Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 I am the same as you riding regular on a board and naturally left foot forward on my mtb. I am not sure if it correlates to your snowboard riding style though, the majority of people I have ridden with mtb left foot forward regardless of which way they snowboard. You might be over-thinking it but now you have me doing it as well. Can bet I will subconsciously note it for the people I ride and bike with. Just like riding switch, it is something that can be learned on a mtb as well. On very long rides that include plenty of descending, people will tend to tire one leg faster since it supports more weight. I had to force myself to learn to ride switch on the bike so that I could conserve energy and strength but it takes time and conscious thought to work at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Doesn't correlate with me: right-foot-lead moto, and regular rider. <img src="http://i40.tinypic.com/29bhu2w.jpg" border="0" alt="OK with Old School soft-boot carving"> Maybe I'm secretly goofy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 I'm with Slim. Regular foot on a board, right foot forward on anything hairy on a bike. It was awkward when trying spins on a BMX as I wanted to spin clockwise but the inside (right) foot didn't have much leverage on the bike being forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 goofy all the way for me, I've noticed it on tele, ice skates, and roller blades too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 I should add that I slide on ice right foot forward, and same for inline skating on half-pipes and ramps. I seem to be the counterpoint to any idea of a convention, or maybe I would have been better at all of those if I did them the other way. ;) LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Don't work for me. Left foot forward on the MTB, and goofy on a snowboard/skateboard. Riding right leg forward on the MTB definitely feels weird, but I do it sometimes when I get quad burn in my left leg. But I cannot snowboard regular to save my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebiker Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Works for me....right foot forward when coasting on MTB, goofy on a board. I've heard trials riders (Jeff Lenosky, Ryan Leech, etc) refer to that foot as one's "chocolate foot". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 goofy all the way for me, I've noticed it on tele, ice skates, and roller blades too. Some how I would have guessed this :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E Posted November 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 So - looks like no correlation. I naturally go left foot forward when descending on a bike. For reasons unknown to me, I'm regular foot on my board. I think the real reason is when I first started, I didn't want to be goofy. When I slide on ice, I'm naturally goofy. I probably should be goofy on the board but I've got too much time invested in regular at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 So - looks like no correlation. I naturally go left foot forward when descending on a bike. For reasons unknown to me, I'm regular foot on my board. I think the real reason is when I first started, I didn't want to be goofy. When I slide on ice, I'm naturally goofy. I probably should be goofy on the board but I've got too much time invested in regular at this point. If I recall correctly the bol community looked at right hand vs left handed in relationship to goofy / regular and came to similar results. Largely random Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummr25 Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 I ride snowboards goofy, but bike with my left foot forward. In hockey- I "slide" with my right foot forward...but when I used to race jet-skis (standup type) I rode with my left foot forward. You'd be surprised how much the jetski riding mimics carving in body positioning! Clearly i'm all over the board on this one...so i'd have to say that the "sport" plays a very small factor in positioning...more in how you happened to learn & how comfortable you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 It boggles my mind how any handedness comes to be. Writing, snowboarding, cycling, kicking a ball - how on earth do we have a 'right' way to do anything given our fairly-symmetrical bodies? I'm watching my 4-year-old make these decisions almost daily. She's flipping back and forth on drawing with either hand, same for swinging a baseball bat and hockey stick, but she will only kick a ball with her right foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Prokopiw Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 I'm just a Regular guy. Everything I do feels better left foot forward,for example,track standing on a bike. Even my left turn when carving on skis feels more natural than the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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