switch riding?

slalomguy · Posted: Jul 14, 2005 10:04 am Post subject: switch riding?

what is difference between riding toeside and switch riding?

re re · Addict Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Posts: 723

When you ride switch, your opposite foot is forward, whether you are riding toeside or heelside. When you ride toeside, your toe edge is away from the boats direction of travel. When you ride heelside, your heel edge is away from the boats direction of travel. Make sense?

slalomguy · Posted: Jul 14, 2005 11:31 am Post subject:

no, not yet =/

maybe it would help if I know which way my chest is squared during the positions?

luketx04 · Outlaw Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 145 City: Houston

Normal riding for most people is left foot forward. Riding switch is right foot forward. It would be the opposite if you ride the majority of the time right foot forward.

Toeside is the edge of the board that you are traveling on. If you ride left foot forward and go outside the wake to the right side (starboard) you are riding on your toeside edge when you are cutting out.

slalomguy · Posted: Jul 14, 2005 12:01 pm Post subject:

thanks guys, 100% clear now

I laugh now cause I apparently learned to ride very oddly

TomOgorman · Criminal Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Posts: 92 City: England

when your chest is facing out away from the boat you shoudl be riding heelside but if your chest is facing towards the boat then your riding toeside

cheesewizz · Outlaw Joined: 07 Jul 2003 Posts: 231

ya and slalom guy it is also more comfortable to have a duck stance on your bindings setup when rideing switch

cpolaris502 · Newbie Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Posts: 10 City: Rogers

downsideup · Soul Rider Joined: 29 Jul 2003 Posts: 344

If you put pressure on your heels (your toes are out of the water) and ride without getting slammed on to your back, you're riding heelside. If you put pressure on your toes with your heelside edge out of the water and similarly don't take a nasty faceplant, you are riding toeside. Pretty simple. HS and TS refer to the edge of the board that is in the water when you cut, no matter if you have your right foot or your left foot forward. TomOgorman, If you are riding toeside with your chest facing the boat, you are going to get hurt.