Goofy foot conundrum a weird story

[isaluteyou]

Its been about 10 or so days since i began surfing. I wasnt sure if i was goofy or regular what made it worse for me was that when im dropknee bodyb board i have no preference. Anyway for the first 7 days of surfing i did it goofy footed I got it just right and started to ride waves but i just could not manuever it felt soooo weird. Anyay i chatted to surfer and he asked me some questions like "how u skateboard" etc etc. anyway the end result was everyone was convinced i was regular footed So i started to do it. I felt like a complete prune i couldnt pop-up i had a severe case kneeitiss i couldnt bring that leg up. I almost was going to pack the idea in and suddenly i actually poped up and wow i had so much extra balance and controll. 2 days later and i can pop up even better regular now

Some one told me its get to be-able to popup on both legs but i deffinetly favour regular now.

did anyone else have the same problem when they began surfing?

[Driftingalong]

Can't say that I have.
Someone did the push me from behind test. I plopped down my right foot in front of me for balance, and it's been goofyville for me ever since.

**I did try to pop-up regular a few times before for fun, but because I instinctually want to put my right foot forward I ended up with both feet next to eachother...that's no good.

[isaluteyou]

Thts what i found when i started popping up regular but i knew i would have more controll regular so i persisted until i could do it.

[Driftingalong]

Tom Curren (at least I think it was him) started out surfing goofy foot, but his dad made him change because he said that it just wasn't the proper way to surf.

[isaluteyou]

Chatting to a guy only yesterday he told me he surfs regular but skateboards goofy.

[Ellie]

I'm no expert but I reckon you can 'change' feet while you're learning. I've never skated, snowboarded etc. so I just started out with my right in front, as I'm right-handed. And it felt most natural when I was making an arse out of myself, popping up on the beach

When I got a little better on my pop-up I suddenly realised I wasn't goofy anymore - hehe, its really hard to stand that way with your leash on the wrong foot!!

[surfdaisy06]

Yeh i sooo have that problem!
I used to be a regular for a few days, when i started surfing and now im a goofy its odd.
But i ride better as a goofy but i can still ride natural, and soo my leash used to get in the way and it was a real problem.
But im pretty sure im a goofy now(at least i think i am)

[isaluteyou]

From my own experience i think it has to do with which foot you use the most my right foot is what i kick a ball and anything physical i rely on it. So when i first started i think my righty had more brains in it when i overcame the lazy left foot popping up regular was smoother and i had soooo much more control. I have prctised regular so muh now that it feels awkward popping up goofy weird how things change

[surfdaisy06]

I think that the foot u have more control on must be the foot that stays at the back of your baord so you have more control. But i may be wrong
(It's all so confusing)

[isaluteyou]

yep thats how i felt to begin with, confused but i figure the power leg/ controlling leg must be at the back.

[surfdaisy06]

yeh i agree.Power leg at the back

[Dec]

Tom Curren (at least I think it was him) started out surfing goofy foot, but his dad made him change because he said that it just wasn't the proper way to surf.

When i was a kid, my dad taught me to pop up goofy if I go left..and regular if I go right. It's been a huge help with my surfing, because I can take any wave

[Phil]

i wish i could surf switch but riding goofy for me just feels so wrong

[Dec]

Try skateboarding like that. It really helps me when I am not surfing.

PS..Longboard switch/goofy/regular/whatever you get me..Is a lot easier than shortboarding the opposite

[Phil]

i might give it ago been meaning to get a longboard skateboard for a while now

[bluesnowcone]

on the longboarding films the pros swich which way there riding al the time, they do it so its easyer to do big turn when there riding back hand.