is there a difference between goofy and regular snowboards?

October 25th, 2008 | by admin |

i cannot remember which way i rode last year but i have the same board!

  1. 6 Responses to “is there a difference between goofy and regular snowboards?”

  2. By Kevin F on Oct 27, 2008 | Reply

    Yea there is a difference. it depends which way you set your bindings. if you are on your board going down the hill and your tail is in back of you and you’re facing right then that is regular. if you’re are doing the same thing but facing left then it is goofy.

  3. By ac_achen on Oct 30, 2008 | Reply

    yes, goofy is right foot forward and regular is left foot forward……..and once you’re on the board you can go both ways so i don’t think it really matters….well, that’s what i do

  4. By just_hanging_out_in_bw on Nov 2, 2008 | Reply

    Yes, what they said is correct, right foot back is regular, left foot back is goofy.

    Your dominant foot is the back one, that’s why it matters. The back foot exercises more control over the board.

    To test this, have somebody knock you backwards (it’s better if you aren’t ready for it). Whichever foot you stick back to catch yourself is your dominant foot.

  5. By iisasnowboarder on Nov 2, 2008 | Reply

    There aren’t different snowboards for riding regular and goofy. The difference is how you are positioned on the snowboard. If your left foot is at the nose, you’re riding regular, If your right foot is at the nose, you’re riding goofy. A good way to have a good idea of how you should be riding is to stand perfectly straight, and have a friend push you from behind. Without thinking about it, stop yourself from falling. The foot you stop yourself with should be the foot in the BACK of the board- you want your dominant foot in back. Some people use a method that involves sliding across the floor in socks, but I’ve tried this and have slid both ways, and yet I am very normal footed, so I don’t believe in it. The only way to know for sure how you ride is to get on a snowboard and ride both ways. One will feel way better than the other, and that’s the way to be riding

    Have a sick time snowboarding

  6. By boardinff2l on Nov 5, 2008 | Reply

    not only there is no difference but there is no such think as goofy and regular snowboards so your question is grammatically incorrect

  7. By mtnhotte on Nov 5, 2008 | Reply

    hello …….kevin f is wrong …..and u cant be a snowboarder if u think they make snowboards specifically for goofy or regular go back on your tricycle……

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