This would seem that left-handed board-riders might have a slight lean toward turning out goofy-footed, however, it would be entirely false to say that most goofy-footed surfers are left-handed. Try to think about something else when this is happening so that you aren’t consciously focused on which foot you are going to use. But the other 82.3% were goofy-footed and right-handed. If you steadied yourself with your right foot you are goofy. Some information, however, can be gleaned from a recent (2021) poll with 231 goofy-footed respondents.ġ7.7% of poll respondents indicated that they were both left-handed and also goofy footed. For example, a goofy-footed right-handed hitter would go Left-Right for their final two steps rather than Right-Left. Tran and Voracek (2016) reported that out of 1026 left-handers investigated in their study, 59. That’s when the player’s last step in their attack approach is with the same foot as they hit with. Footedness and handedness are related in most people, but not every left-hander is also a left-footer. According to Scientific American, 90% of the world’s population are right handed while an unknown exact percentage of the board-riding population is goofy-footed. First, let me define goofy-footed for those who don’t know the term. Goofy stance gets this name because most people put their left foot forward, which is called a regular stance. Therefore, there is no relation between being left-handed and surfing or skating with a dominant back left foot. Goofy, goofy stance or goofy foot all refer to a skateboarder, snowboarder, surfer, or wakeboarder riding with his or her left foot in back, toward the tail of the board. The majority of people choose to ride with a goofy board stance. In fact, there is no known scientific correlation between a dominant hand and a surfer’s stance. Goofy means riding the board with your right foot at the neck of the board, pushing it with your left foot. ![]() ![]() Having a dominant left hand does not mean that a surfer, skater or snowboarder will be goofy-footed. Later on, he switches back to regular stance.Īnother theory is from Desmond Muirheads 1962 book “Surfing in Hawaii.” Muirhead mentions that surfers with their right foot forward were referred to as goofy - but just where and from whom the term originated on the islands might never be uncovered. In the movie, Goofy rides with his right foot forward during a surf lesson. ![]() The term “goofy-footed surfer” is thought to come from Walt Disney’s “Hawaiian Holiday,” an 8-minute animated short complete with Mickey, Goofy, Pluto and more of the Disney tribe. A r egular-stanced surfer surfs with their left foot closer to the front of their board and their right foot as their dominant leg.Ī goofy-footed surfer surfs with their right leg closer to the front of their board, with the back, left leg acting as the dominant leg to steer and control the surfboard. There are two stances in surfing - goofy and regular.
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