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I slide rails weird

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Anathema
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when i snowboard, i ride facing the right. when i skateboard, same thing. even when i run down a slippery hall in my sox i face the right. all of this, left foot forward.

HOWEVER

when i slide rails and boxes, i naturally face left.

what's wrong with me?

Dec 23 2008 7:30PM
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C00N3Y
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Dec 23 2008 7:40PM
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orange.
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all of those are completely different than skiing
Dec 23 2008 7:42PM
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Shlogan
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hahaha, love the vid!
Dec 23 2008 7:45PM
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Anathema
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yeah but still.. if im comfortable having my right foot back in every other situation where im moving forward facing the side, why in skiing would it be my left foot back..
Dec 23 2008 7:49PM
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SloanKetterin
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im sorry dude, I wish it was something less serious.  But seriously skiing is a lot different than boarding and skating, so it may just be he way that feels natural and comfortable to you.
Dec 23 2008 7:50PM
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Microcosm
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I do the same.. it's gonna be okay man.
Dec 23 2008 7:53PM
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dodgeridge*rider
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your left handed maybe?

i am and left facing is natural for me
Dec 23 2008 7:57PM
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joey.
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hahah that video is so perfect for this thread
Dec 23 2008 8:00PM
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EClay46
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sorry, but the way you slide a rail/box is the same as whether you are goofy or regular snowboarding or skating. a few people go the opposite way but for the most part it is the same
Dec 23 2008 8:03PM
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Reed.S
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Its wierd i know because I used to spin left and now i spin right easily but dont do left as much. But,,,, I can spin both ways now (claim)
Dec 23 2008 8:09PM
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Anathema
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in the case of skating/boarding i can maybe understand, but when i run down a hallway or down a patch of ice and emulate jumping on to a rail and sliding, i face the right, but when i actually do it with skis i face the left. *shrugs*
Dec 23 2008 8:25PM
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casual
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I find the exact opposite to be true.  It seems like the majority of right handed people naturally spin left, and seem to slide rails right foot forward.  Those same people are usually reg stance on a board (left foot forward).  I'm left handed, I spin right, and slide boxes left foot forward.  Annnnd, I'm goofy footed.

I think people tend to slide rails/boxes more comfortably in the direction they spin.  Obviously this becomes a moot point as people progress and slide unnatty and/or spin on.

Dec 23 2008 8:36PM
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FUUUCK
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a lot of people are like that
Dec 23 2008 8:51PM
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S.Anderson
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hahah its fine im like that to just slide it whatever way feels natural and easier
Dec 23 2008 8:55PM
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TechnoPotamus
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dam, you've got aids. ain't that a b.
Dec 23 2008 9:00PM
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Thizzed
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haha this is the same for me. my right foot is my strong foot and in skate and snowboarding you need it in the back for ollies and stuff. skiing its in the front for control when you lean
Dec 23 2008 9:06PM
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Canuker
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that is weird....
Dec 23 2008 9:08PM
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hey_dude_its_me
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last year I could only slide with my left foot front, I never even tried right foot front bc I was scared. This year I tried doing the same (left front) and ate shit really bad on my first attempt.  On the second attempt I decided at the last minute to go right foot forward, it worked and now I'm affraid to go back to left foot front
Dec 23 2008 9:59PM
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skiEER
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yeah but most people ride snowboards left foot forward and most people slide rails right foot forward
Dec 23 2008 10:13PM
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traylortrash
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im right handed, skate regular, spin right, slide right foot forward...  so idk what that means
Dec 23 2008 10:57PM
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jedi.Jim
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Pics or it didn't happen.
Dec 23 2008 11:40PM
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patrickstar
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you should slide rails to the left if you do all those other things to the right einstein, exact same as me
Dec 24 2008 12:33AM
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i.ski.troll.
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snowboard goofy. skate goofy. lollerskate right foot forward on grinds.  slide in shoes/socks right foot. on skis left foot. and i spin left on jumps.
makes it all the easier to learn 270s on.
Dec 24 2008 12:44AM
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charmander
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im right foot forward, i skate left foot forward
Dec 24 2008 12:52AM
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Thenowhereman42
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Yeah I spin naturally right fs but naturally left when I hit anything switch. 
Dec 24 2008 2:53PM
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Malcolm
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probably because you spin to the left. and when you ollie you probably use your right foot
Dec 24 2008 2:58PM
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Volkl_860
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ya ive never figured out why i spin left and slide boxes and rails with left foot forward....idk why there opposite
Dec 24 2008 3:20PM
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zerospinskier
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I just gave you 10 karma because you have the best icon ever. ever. And be me to making one like that.
Dec 24 2008 3:58PM
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devo97
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when you skateboard do you find it more natural to spin front side or backside, because i was better at spinning front side (I skate regular) on my skateboard so I naturally spin left onto rails (right foot forward) on skis.
Dec 24 2008 4:32PM
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Ssk8er213
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i do the same thing
Dec 24 2008 4:49PM
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860Bluntz
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actually its the exact same motion, identically
Dec 24 2008 5:37PM
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860Bluntz
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left and right hand have nothing to do with it
Dec 24 2008 5:38PM
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Anathema
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hahahaha, im not gonna lie, i got a little unintentional stiffness just cutting it out in paint
Dec 24 2008 5:47PM
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MANDER
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you should see a doctor. you have a week to live at best...
Dec 24 2008 6:03PM
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alaskakid
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I slide rails right foot forward.
Spin regular left
spin switch right
spin pipe right
spin right on a bike

i'm weird.
Dec 24 2008 6:10PM
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OMGWTFBBQ
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dont worry man
i spin left regular
right switch
right switch onto rails
left normal on rails
i cant spin on a tramp
i spin right on a bike and i half cab left on a bike.
Dec 24 2008 6:15PM
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