Derf Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I'm curious about this as I was talking about similar things with my girlfriend. So the question is simple: regular or goofy, right or left handed. For those ambidextrous, chose the side you use the most. As for me, I ride goofy and I am right handed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonerider Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 This question came up when we were snowboarding this weekend. My theory is that it is completely unrelated to handedness and leggedness (which leg you prefer to kick with - tends to be the same) but that's just from what I've seen in the past decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 My theory is that it is completely unrelated to handedness and leggedness (which leg you prefer to kick with - tends to be the same) but that's just from what I've seen in the past decade. I wish that the rental shops would realize this. No, there is no correlation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlayahSkyy Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I am prone to regular....but, I've found that I can manage goofy as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_A Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I have read that 70% of surfers are regular, 30% goofy. Will be curious to see what this poll indicates about that breakdown. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I've long known that I'm 'left legged'. My 19 year old son however is right handed and goofy (so far). He seems to ride switch quite easliy. My 15 yo daughter is left handed (as is her mother) but I do not know how she would ride. ( OK... I do know how she would ride... with one heck of an attitude ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Not a surfer myself but I understand that there used to be some pressure on people to ride left foot forward, and thus the "regular" and "goofy" designations. It's a lot more evenly distributed in skateboarding and snowboarding. Perhaps some surfers can confirm whether there is still a pressure to ride regular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlayahSkyy Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I am regular and righty -lefty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I am right-handed; surf, snow, and skateboard regular. My son is also right-handed. He skateboards goofy and snowboards regular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pushee Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 After my vote, 15 RH Reg, 15 RH Goofy, 3 LH Reg, 2 LH Goofy. I'm RH Regular. If my wife voted, she would be LH Regular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 goofy and left... wow, these results are not what i expected to see at all! goofy vs regular seems 50 50 and completely unaffected by which hand you use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 absolutely no correlation. me: hand: righty Snow/wake/skateboard: goofy Golf: righty Hockey: lefty Lacrosse: righty Soccer: right foot Baseball: righty Tennis: righty, but I have a good backhand - because then I'm standing goofy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Anyone remember Andy Hetzel and the ARA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Tennis: righty, but I have a good backhand - because then I'm standing goofy! I have taught and coached tennis as well as being an avid player in 4.5 and 5.0 leagues and tournies (when there is no snow on the ground of course). And there is a great correlation here. So Jack, do you prefer an open stance forehand? Most goofy footed righties do. It also correlates to how you will rail slide on skis. The best test of goofy and regular for newbies that I have found is - if you were in socks on a hard wood floor and were to run and slide, which foot would you put forward. Usually, I ask the question on the snow, and they can run and slide for me. Does anyone have a better test than that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 The best test of goofy and regular for newbies that I have found is - if you were in socks on a hard wood floor and were to run and slide, which foot would you put forward. Usually, I ask the question on the snow, and they can run and slide for me.I've always thought of that question as "which foot forward when you run and slide on ice" but then it occured to me that maybe quite a few Americans don't have that common cultural reference... any Canadian kid knows what you're talking about right away.Anyways, I thought the modern instructor's solution was to set them up centred and duck, and let them sort out direction for themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted March 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 After my vote, 15 RH Reg, 15 RH Goofy, 3 LH Reg, 2 LH Goofy.I'm RH Regular. If my wife voted, she would be LH Regular. Still similar: RH Reg: 22 RH Goofy: 21 LH Reg: 4 LH Goofy: 3 This interesting study seems to prove 3 things: 1) There is no correlation between the two 2) There is almost as much goofy as regular riders 3) 14% of riders are left handed, which corresponds to the accepted number of 13% in the population according to this non-scientific source: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/lefty-faq/ I also practice archery, and the side on which you shoot is determined by eye dominance, and some are right handed left eye dominance, so I think the same would apply there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted March 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 absolutely no correlation. As demonstrated by this poll. me:Hockey: lefty Soccer: right foot What is lefty in hockey? From what I've seen (when playing in high school, I don't watch the NHL), most people hold the end of the stick with the right and the middle of the stick with the left, but this would be left handed in my opinion. At hockey, I hold the end with the left hand and the middle with the right hand, and like I said previously, I am right handed. Soccer would correspond with snowboarding I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Anyways, I thought the modern instructor's solution was to set them up centred and duck, and let them sort out direction for themselves. I think that it is in a lot of places. You don't need to be duck to figure it out, though. I still prefer a directional stance setup with a guess. If the back foot is set up at 0 degrees or even a little forward, people will still be able to tell most of the time which way they prefer. If you are naturally regular and are set up goofy, switch riding will still feel better even with a directional stance. I do some traversing both ways with a lot of my newbs. After a couple of traverses, it is usually clear to me and a lot of times, it is clear to them as well. Maybe I am just "old school". One of my problems is that my feet are too big to ever ride duck. Even on the widest board, I can only run 33 degrees without getting toe and heel drag. Can you imagine a duck stance with a 66 degree split? It will never happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Soccer would correspond with snowboarding I think. That is one of the common misconceptions that I wish that our rental shop would stop using. There is no correlation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinecure Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Me = Righty Goofy Kid 1 = Lefty Regular Kid 2 = Righty Regular :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted March 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 That is one of the common misconceptions that I wish that our rental shop would stop using.There is no correlation. I stand corrected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcross.au Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 but we do find that most people are right handed, shock there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Derf, lefty in hockey is as you said, holding the end of the stick with the right hand, middle of the stick with the left. I would say a significant majority of people shoot hockey righty. Phil, yeah, open forehand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin A. Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Im really wierd. Right Handed Drive with my left Fly with my left Playing golf Approach is right handed but I putt left handed Snowboard goofy Skateboard regular Start walking on my left foot The test I've always used to determine regular or goofy is to stand behind the person in question and give them enough of a shove to unbalance them so they need to take a step forward. Foot forward when falling = foot forward when snowboarding. Works every time. Most of the time. Ususally. Sometimes. No but really it usually works. ________ Mflb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtanner Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 The test I've always used to determine regular or goofy is to stand behind the person in question and give them enough of a shove to unbalance them so they need to take a step forward. Foot forward when falling = foot forward when snowboarding. Works every time. Most of the time. Ususally. Sometimes. No but really it usually works. Then I started snowboarding 16 years ago with the wrong foot forward...damn, now I have to start all over again!!!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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