Choosing between regular and goofy

[Guac805]

Hi all,

I'm new to the forum and to surfing in general. I have a question regarding stance. I am having an internal battle over whether to learn to surf goofy or to surf regular. I have done a lot of skateboarding in the past and I was definitely goofy footed. Surfing, however, I have found that while I am not quite as comfortable standing regular, I can indeed surf with a regular stance. I am from Santa Barbara where nearly every break is a right. Should I force myself to learn regular so that I can surf the wave frontside (which my friends say is easier) or just surf goofy which feels more comfortable? I know this seems like a silly question but it has really been bugging me. Thanks!

[drowningbitbybit]

Surf whichever way is most comfortable for you. No point in making things more difficult.

Frontside is supposed to be easier, although I prefer lefts and I surf natural, but as you need to be able to do both, there's no real advantage in one way or another.

[dtc]

If you plan to live at Santa Barbara for your whole life and only surf the rights, I guess there could be a long term benefit.

Surfing is like other sports - some people can bat right and left handed, most cant. But there is no real advantage in surfing regular over goofy, as every location has different waves; so I second DBB - whatever you feel most comfortable with.

[Guac805]

Hi guys,

Thanks for taking the time to answer my somewhat silly question. I will go with whatever feels more comfortable.

[jaffa1949]

Hi guys,

Thanks for taking the time to answer my somewhat silly question. I will go with whatever feels more comfortable.

Goofy or natural you can ride either rights or lefts but not both at the same time! If you want a real challenge become a rarity a genuine switch foot!