The dominant foot is often back because it is better able to control the board. Beginners should go with the stance that feels best. Some new skaters try to force themselves into a goofy stance because it's more unusual and has a cool name—and that may work for them—but don't try to force yourself to change.
Just like writing with your right or left hand, it's important to go with what comes naturally to you. In order to ride a board of any variety more easily, it's important for beginners to understand which stance they can use to the greatest effect — they'll pick up skateboarding much quicker once they do.
The important goal of a boarder's stance in riding successfully is to place the rider's dominant foot at the back of the board in order to provide more precision in movement. The dominant foot will, therefore, do most of the power steering, while the less dominant foot provides direction and balance in the front of the board. In order to determine your own preferred stance, try standing with your eyes closed with equal weight distributed to both of your feet, then have someone attempt to push you over and see which foot you instinctively put out to stop yourself from falling.
This foot will likely be the front foot on your snowboard, as it centers your balance most. Another way to figure out whether you should use a goofy stance is to walk up a staircase. Notice which foot you used to step up onto the first step. That foot should likely be your back foot on the board. If it's your left foot, you should try a goofy stance. Why exactly left-foot-forward earned the label of the "regular way" to ride a board isn't known, although it could be because right-foot dominance is more common.
Regardless, it led to the creation of the term "goofy stance" to describe when a boarder leads with his or her right leg instead. The only marked difference is in the position of the foot, with neither regular nor goofy providing any added benefit for every rider.
Comparing Stances for Different Board Sports. As you can expect, each board you use for a specific board sport will differ from the next. It's most common for your board stance to remain the same, no matter which board you're riding, but there could be some differences. Here is what you should know. When you're skateboarding , you'll need some balance and you may fall a couple of times as you figure this part out.
Don't get discouraged. Instead, get back on the board and practice which foot feels better on the board versus which feels better pushing off from the pavement as you gain momentum.
Since you have to strap yourself onto your board before taking off, it helps to have an idea of which stance you have beforehand. If you don't know, start with one stance on smaller hills so you don't find yourself in a dangerous situation. For regular board stance inspiration, look into pro snowboarder Brock Crouch. There is also a lot that goes into determining your optimal wakeboarding stance, including how far apart your legs are from each other.
But just like the other boards, whether you have a regular or goofy stance will depend on your comfort. For surfing , you'll get to know your board stance by just trying it out for yourself. Your stance here can be the same as other board sports or not, but remember that it's better to have a lower center of gravity. Tips for Finding Your Board Stance. Here are tips for finding out which board stance your body gravitates toward. Kick a ball.
We're talking about boards here, but playing a little bit of soccer will help you determine which one of your feet is the dominant one. Get out in the yard and see which foot you kick with. Whichever it is, chances are this is your dominant foot and the one you'll place closer to the back of your board.
If you are a skater or surfer or wakeboarder or have done any of these regularly in the past then the direction you perform any of those activities in should be the same for snowboarding. There are some people who surf and snowboard in one direction and skate in the other. But usually this should be a pretty good indicator.
Take a good run up and do a big slide — whichever foot you lead with will determine your snowboarding stance. Note: Always do this on the very bottom stair of any set of stairs! Very important, for obvious reasons.
Stand on the bottom step, or a something small to get you a little bit off the ground, and slowly lean forward without bending your knees. You could also do this on level ground if you want. At some point you will put out one foot to stop yourself from falling over. Whichever foot that is will determine your stance.
This one is similar to the push in the back one but requires you to do it yourself so it makes it easier to consciously think about which foot you will use. Try counting down from 5 or something to distract yourself. Of course you can combine some or all of these to be sure.
For me I initially figured I would be goofy from skateboarding and then I used visualization which confirmed it for me — I felt more in control hurtling down the slope right-foot forward. After I had been riding for a while, I re-confirmed it with the slide-test. I was just sliding around on the floor one day just for fun and then thought about the fact that I always lead with my right foot.
I thought I had come up with a great new way to determine whether you are goofy or regular — and then when I did a search I found out that others already used this!
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