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Bees_Knees
Posts: 784 - Karma: 26
when i go on boxes i dont know which foot to put in front. I skate and surf regular, but my stronger foot is my right foot. Which foot should i put forward?
Dec 31 2005 4:09PM
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twix_182
Posts: 9248 - Karma: 27
the one you naturally end up turning to
Dec 31 2005 4:13PM
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Elife
Posts: 2829 - Karma: 44
i snowboarded regular but i slide boxes goofy
Dec 31 2005 4:13PM
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watchmefall15
Posts: 1902 - Karma: 11
i skate left foot forward but slide rails right foot forward
Dec 31 2005 4:22PM
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MADmidwest
Posts: 1278 - Karma: 15
u should get use to both ways
Dec 31 2005 4:23PM
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A_Longley
Posts: 688 - Karma: 60
learn both that way you will be sorted wen u start spinning onto them
Dec 31 2005 4:23PM
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ihatemyscratches
Posts: 753 - Karma: 9
try boot grinds on a pvc rail with some lube (teflon is more slippery than ice)
That'l help you get your weight exactly where it needs to be and will help you lear n to put either foot forward. also try doing rails one day, resting for two days, and see if you improve from the first day. a lot of your problem is mental and/or muscle memory. just keep at it
Dec 31 2005 4:24PM
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snoopy
Posts: 5240 - Karma: 30
im my case i write with right hand, lead with my right foot.. they probably have nothing to do with each other, but whatever
Dec 31 2005 4:24PM
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seemeski
Posts: 4210 - Karma: 124
Stand with your feet even. Have someone push you forward a bit and see which foot you step forward with most often. So if you step forward more with your right foot, then it would seem right that you'd slide rails with your right foot.
Dec 31 2005 4:25PM
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girl_jibBer
Posts: 761 - Karma: 14
same
Dec 31 2005 4:31PM
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CBROOKS
Posts: 4979 - Karma: 10,708
which foot do you kick a ball with? that foot forward
Dec 31 2005 4:32PM
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DietCoke
Posts: 1317 - Karma: 7
i skate regular, slide rails regular. i guess its from doing 5050s on rails skating, so i just naturally went with that. goal for this year is to get comfy sliding goofy.
Dec 31 2005 5:33PM
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Antoine.
Posts: 1269 - Karma: 6
whatever one feels more comfortable... anyways u should learn both ways
Dec 31 2005 5:43PM
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BillyGoteMan
Posts: 1983 - Karma: 12
yeah i spin right on jumps (i guess im a minority) and do the same onto rails, but im working on left as well, u basically want it so it doesnt matter
Dec 31 2005 6:04PM
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skiskiboy
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Its usually the way you naturally spin. i would go with that.
Dec 31 2005 6:07PM
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stylishskier
Posts: 658 - Karma: 11
they say that about snowboarding/skating and wakeboarding, however I snowboard/wake left foot forward and slide rails dominantly right foot forward, just learned unnatural, feels weird at first but isnt hard... do both
Dec 31 2005 6:10PM
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sexy_skier_babii
Posts: 2490 - Karma: 15
i skate board regular and ski regular.
Dec 31 2005 6:15PM
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Jake...
Posts: 11976 - Karma: 296
yeah good call.
Dec 31 2005 7:04PM
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Tclif
Posts: 1559 - Karma: 19
run full speed and jump onto a skateboard that is not moving, youll figure out which foot forward you can balance on the board and whch one you can't, once you got that go hit some rails.
Dec 31 2005 8:39PM
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grubix2
Posts: 2628 - Karma: 25
Idk i snowboard regular and I slide rails left-foot forward naturally. It seems that most people who snowboard regular slide rails with the right-foot-forward.
Dec 31 2005 8:43PM
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DynastarriderGP
Posts: 8258 - Karma: 214
i skate left foot but ski right foot.
Dec 31 2005 9:17PM
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JiBbErwiLL
Posts: 255 - Karma: 10
Try doing a 90-180 degree spin on the ground without your skis on.... if you spin to the left, your right foot forward. Spin the the right... left foot forward. Pretty simple
Jan 1 2006 11:51AM
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Tapes
Posts: 1469 - Karma: 7
same like everyone elses
Jan 1 2006 12:03PM
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Jwenz
Posts: 8893 - Karma: 7,633
i skate left and ski right
Jan 1 2006 1:26PM
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Grimace.
Posts: 8345 - Karma: 25
not me
Jan 1 2006 1:26PM
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=nick=
Posts: 10471 - Karma: 2,182
me either
Jan 1 2006 1:27PM
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dweezileast
Posts: 9661 - Karma: 276
left and right
Jan 1 2006 2:41PM
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brennanmidwest
Posts: 925 - Karma: 13
same here
Jan 1 2006 2:45PM
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magicalgogo
Posts: 47 - Karma: 10
I kick a ball with my right foot, but feel more comfotable sliding rails with my left infront.
Jan 1 2006 2:46PM
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Tclif
Posts: 1559 - Karma: 19
I GOT IT, JUST TRY A RAIL OR BOX AND TRY EACH FOOT FORWARD ABOUT 5 times each and tell me which on works
Jan 1 2006 3:34PM
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feihlination
Posts: 8356 - Karma: 1,084
try it and you will know which way to go.

in my opinion it has more to do with the natural spinning direction.

i.m.o. the natural leading foot on rails comes with the natural spinning direction, not the other way round.
Jan 1 2006 3:39PM
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grubix2
Posts: 2628 - Karma: 25
Thats actually the best thing to do. You're probably going to eat shit either way the first couple times.

But it's actually a very good thing that you don't know. That makes it 10 times easier to learn both ways, and become a well rounded skier.
Jan 1 2006 3:41PM
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Tclif
Posts: 1559 - Karma: 19
yeah for reals, thats how I learned just hit it and your going to fall your first few times no matter what but you'll get comfortable with a certain style or foot forward.
Jan 1 2006 3:45PM
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Potatoes
Posts: 1131 - Karma: 14
yeah man i skate regular, but slide with right foot forward

you just gotta try both ways and figure it out.
Jan 1 2006 3:52PM
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Stan_Darsh
Posts: 3057 - Karma: 185
i tried that my first attempt on a rail and it ended up being the wrong way and i landed on my head. just go on a small box/rail and try each way. whichever way you are more comfortable with is the way to go
Jan 1 2006 6:13PM
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skiierman
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Do what I did, learn both ways.
Jan 1 2006 6:23PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
Do what I did, learn both ways... I mean it's the same exact technique and way of doing it no matter which foot is forward.
Jan 1 2006 6:23PM
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cable
Posts: 323 - Karma: 25
i kick w/my right and slide w/my left foot foward. but im learning to go w/my right foot foward but i fucking suck at it.
Jan 1 2006 6:28PM
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sneather
Posts: 6672 - Karma: 19
i use right foot foreward and im trying to learn left foot foreward so weel see what happens
Jan 1 2006 6:31PM
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