Regular or Goofy?

Question

I know in skateboarding and snowboarding that regular is rightfoot back and goofy is opposite this question arises from a discussiong between me and an old school surfer. He says in surfing it is the opposite since the strong foot is opposite of skateboarding and snowboarding where the backfoot is your strong foot, but in surfing the front foot is the strong foot. This leads into; is regular right foot forward or back due to the difference in strong foot placement between the sports.

Answer 1

well if the right foot is back its natural

left foot backward goofy

Answer 2

Regular Footah is left foot on front of board and Goofy is right foot back on the board (right foot front). In my case my feet are confused...I skate regular and surf goofy. =]

Answer 3

It's the same as every other board sport.  It's not so much which is the "strong" foot more like where your weight is shifted.  Left foot forward = regular (or natural foot if you're form Oz).  Right foot forward = goofy.

Answer 4

IM a goofy sk8ter

Answer 5

I am goofy-right foot forward as is with skateboading, or snowboarding. It doesn't matter which of your foot is the strongest.

Answer 6

As far as I'm aware the majority of surfers would have left foot forward (right foot back) hence right foot forward is 'Goofy'.

Answer 7

right foot foward-goofy

Answer 8

natural footer (or regular to you).

Answer 9

I put my left foot forward in all 3 sports. Regular.  He was messing with you or he's a kook

Answer 10

Whatever foot is in front when surfing, is the same when skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding, etc.

Answer 11

It's all a matter of preference on how you ride.  Goofy is right foot forward and regular/ natural is left foot forward regardless of the sport.

I skate and surf goofy, but snowboard regular.

That "old school surfer" is messing with you.

I've never heard any old school surfers that I know say what that old f**t you're talking to is saying.  But does it really matter?  Surfing is surfing regardless if you're goofy or regular.  h**l, even Skip Frye and Donald Takayama don't say what that old school guy says.  And those guys are OLD.

Joel Tudor is a goofy foot, and he loves Pipeline because he's a goofy foot.  He even says so in "The Seedling".  And that guy's like 32 going on 90.  He's more old school than some of the old school guys.

Just tell that old f**t that it doesn't matter as he'll get clowned for being an old school kook.

Answer 12

I've been surfing for over 30 years so I guess this makes me 'Old School'...

Left foot forward is 'Regular' and right foot forward is 'Goofy'... always has been, always will be.

I also disagree about the front foot being the strong foot... when I crank out a bottom turn my weight is on my back, (right), foot while my front, (left) foot steers the board.