Goofy

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Goofy

Other wise known as: goofy footed

“You have to switch the bindings around for Jim, because not only is he a goofy bastard but he rides goofy.”

Goofy refers to having your right foot as your forward most foot. The term goofy is used for all sorts of board sports including: surfing, skateboarding, wake boarding and so on.

Riding goofy does not mean riding switch or fakie. Riding switch, or fakie, refers to riding opposite your regular way.

So if you are goofy, to be riding switch or fakie you would need to be riding so that your left foot was forward.

The hardest part for beginning snowboarders is to know if they ride regular or goofy. There are a couple little tests that can help figure this dilemma out. These tests are best done by someone else because the person getting tested will psych themselves out mentally when they are trying them.

Test 1: Just have person naturally step onto a skateboard. They will typically step onto the board in a way that feels most comfortable. Which ever foot is forward on the skateboard is typically the foot you put forward on a snowboard.

Test 2: Have the person step up a step. Typically the foot the person uses to put on that first step is the foot that should go forward on the snowboard.

Test 3: Gently push the person from behind. To catch their balance they will normally put one foot forward first. This is the foot that is then put in the front of the snowboard. Don’t knock them over, that is usually a good way to loose a friend, get your butt kicked or loose the sale if you are doing it at a shop.

Test 4: Ask the person. They are most times the exact opposite of what they say they are. This should be the final test if the first three didn’t work real well.