stupid question: what's "switch footed" ?

[teamsano]

i would have thought that was quite straight forward.

[moley]

Switch footed is the same as goofy!!

From the US like a Switch hitter (baseball)

[moley]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footedness#Regular_and_switch

[christhejob]

ah but if you ride switch and spin opposite you appear regular footed, so not always goofy..

pedantic semantics rule!

[moley]

ah but if you ride switch and spin opposite you appear regular footed, so not always goofy..

pedantic semantics rule!

After reading the Wiki........

Switch is using whatever foot forward that you dont normally use!!

To make the trick harder by using your weaker stance!! 

[JT71]

ah but if you ride switch and spin opposite you appear regular footed, so not always goofy..

pedantic semantics rule!

After reading the Wiki........

Switch is using whatever foot forward that you dont normally use!!

To make the trick harder by using your weaker stance!! 

yep 

and according to christhejob and evamedia and others.

I'll go with that.

 

[moley]

Thank fook for that!! 

Next Question......................

[JT71]

Thank fook for that!! 

Next Question......................

right....now, when you are switch footed.... 

[Flatcap]

Left foot forward and rotate right to left or vice versa has been called goofy footed since 1979 so you can all fook off!  

Who fooking cares anyway - just ride!!

Daz.  

[JT71]

Left foot forward and rotate right to left or vice versa has been called goofy footed since 1979 so you can all fook off!  

Who fooking cares anyway - just ride!!

Daz.  

well I care cos i didn't know. 

so is goofy the same as switch?

 

only joking, no need to answer that. 

[lodge]

- just ride!!

:

Ok off to try some Decades.............or is it Vertical Boomerang.   or well its all bicycle motocross......hang on motorcross? hehe

[evamedia]

since 1979

People rarely rode both ways in 1979

[DJ]

i would have thought that was quite straight forward.

Exactly Goags, me too!! 

[Flatcap]

since 1979

People rarely rode both ways in 1979

No no no, that's not what I meant!

Some riders went right to left and some riders went left to right in every thing they did, that's what I meant. Not that they went both ways. For example, most people who would ride right foot forward would table to their right too. So if they kicked it the other way then they would be dorky footed. Get what I mean? Look at Bill Stupps and Andy Irwin, they air'd right to left but had their left foot forward where as the majority of right to left riders would have their right foot forward. But on the other hand, Eric Steele for example ,would ride left to right but have their right forward. Eric, did however, so I'm told, swap to having his left foot forward at some point during the 80's.

No more please as I've just cracked open my second bottle of red 

Daz.

[SaMAlex]

regular

opposite

switch

switch opposite

First, spot on Chris for clearing that one up. And even better calling Cross footed a circus trick!

Second, there was a classic Vid Clip of Butcher riding. He was riding street, doing feble grinds, smith grinds, normal stuff. Then, when you looked a bit harder he was doing them all on both sides (4 pegs). Then you looked harder still, he was doing a half turn of the cranks between grinds, making some of them HIS normal stance, some of them SWITCH Footed.

It was really cool, and never did he tie his laces together, put on a blind fold, juggle, fit an off center wheel, change his name to Coco, or swap his feet to the other side of the bike!

[Flatcap]

Goofy!

[SaMAlex]

I didnt say what foot was forward, just that it was switched from HIS regular stance.
Even Goofy riders can do stuff switch footed. Just give a little half crank 

[Flatcap]

I didnt say what foot was forward, just that it was switched from HIS regular stance.
Even Goofy riders can do stuff switch footed. Just give a little half crank 

Erm...I think I understand. Or could that be the wine. 

Either way, have a good weekend whether switch, goofy or normal, whatever that is!

Daz. 

[teamsano]

if you don't understand any of this, maybe you should have stuck to bmx throughout the 90's, or maybe just piss off back to looking at bikes on stands in a field.

[Flatcap]

if you don't understand any of this, maybe you should have stuck to bmx throughout the 90's, or maybe just piss off back to looking at bikes on stands in a field.

Ooooooh.....can we have a saucer of milk for the Jock please!

[DJ]

if you don't understand any of this, maybe you should have stuck to bmx throughout the 90's, or maybe just piss off back to looking at bikes on stands in a field.

Say what you thinks Goags! 

[Dark Diggler]

if you don't understand any of this, maybe you should have stuck to bmx throughout the 90's, or maybe just piss off back to looking at bikes on stands in a field.

Cos then you'd be cool as Fook

[SaMAlex]

All of this is much easier to explain face to face, when standing on a bike. I know people who have been riding forever and still stuggle to get their head round it (but they are a bit thick  ).

Photos might help, but its still alot to do with your natural way of riding, which doesnt come across in a photo. Could be a nice web clip ..... Chris? you are the teacher

[lodge]

This pic baffled me its obviously a recent pic of fiola but i did find myself looking at some old pics to see which way he airs etc as i knew he was never goofy.

[evamedia]

This pic baffled me its obviously a recent pic of fiola but i did find myself looking at some old pics to see which way he airs etc as i knew he was never goofy.

it's an opposite (for him) hip, what's baffling?