Weird wake style

JLC · Newbie Joined: 24 Nov 2003 Posts: 10

Hi guys,
Since getting cruel temperatures from winter, I have started skateboarding. There is, however, a strange situation with my riding. When wakeboarding I use my right foot in front, and when skateboarding it’s the left one. With skateboards It’s impossible to ride with right foot, and with wakeboard it’s really hard to ride switch (with left foot).
What the heck is wrong with me?
(Sorry for the strange grammar, working on my writing for college, International student Smile

i36hyperlite · Posted: Dec 06, 2003 1:27 am Post subject:

i wakeboard right foot back, and when i make my attempt at skateboarding i skate left foot back
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Stephan · Guest

Both of you were dropped as small children. I am sorry....

salmon_tacos · Posted: Dec 06, 2003 10:14 am Post subject:

Yeah, that seems pretty weird. I had always skateboarded, surfed, and snowboarded regular (left foot forward). Then, when I tried wakeboarding, I was crossing the wakes and carving comfortably my first time up. I was probably better the first time riding regular than I am now after a hundred times riding switch (goofy).

So for me anyway, the programming carried over directly. I also had snowboarding and surfing in there as well so its a little different but my experiences with those were the same sk8 -> surf -> snow -> wake...seemed to always have a huge head start from previous activities but only regular stance.

Boarder4Life3780 · Posted: Dec 06, 2003 12:37 pm Post subject:

i dont know but it should be considerably easier for you two to learn switch, as compared to most people anyway. You guys could probably take a week with each board and actually be half way decent at riding switch for both. And its funny how JLC has way better english than most of the other people here. Laughing

wakeup360 · Posted: Dec 06, 2003 5:00 pm Post subject:

thats how danny hampsen is, and he wakeskates. so thats a big problem for him but he figured it out, he rides goofy ( how he skates) when he does flip tricks and stuff, then he rides regular ( how we wakeboards) for wake tricks

hazza_35 · Criminal Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 87 City: kerang

Stephan, i agree with you, i am sorry for all of you who have this uncanny problem....weird

Tyler*Moore · Guest

Im the same way. Flip tricks and ollies regular(my switch) and w2w goofy(my regular)

peca · Addict Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 640 City: Mt. Pocono, PA

yup thats the same way i am... i skateboard goofy but i wakeboard,snowboard, and surf regular. and when i wakeskate i ride goofy for olies and w2w regular.

dumassonwheels89 · Posted: Dec 06, 2003 7:01 pm Post subject:

I write right handed, ride goofy, pitch right and left handed, ride a push scooter regular, play golf left handed. god im F-ed up lol then again as a baby on film i fell down our wooden stairs. LMAO

otiswunguy · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 871 City: Sammamish

weirdo's!! sideways is sideways. i am guessing those with mismatched riding styles didn't have the option or patience to change the stance on their buddies wakeboards when they learned.

JLC · Newbie Joined: 24 Nov 2003 Posts: 10

salmon_tacos · Posted: Dec 07, 2003 2:01 pm Post subject:

I just thought of something else.

It seems fairly common for people to switch their stance when slalom skiing and doing board sports. I've never slalomed it but I guess it's a really different technique. I know a couple of regular-footed wake/snow/skate boarders who used to ski "goofy" when they slalomed.

So, I'm wondering if you people with different stances might have a more slalom-like style of wakeboarding (whatever that means) vs. a more snowboard-like style of riding.

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

salmon_tacos, I used to ski... left foot forward, same as i board - regular.

And for the record I skate and snowboard left foot forward as well, I'm going with the philosophy you guys were dropped as kids Wink

Tyler*Moore · Guest

Ask my mom and she said I wanst dropped. But when the doctor first saw me he said I was gonna be a pistol...whatever that means...