Wakesurfing GOOFY FOOT from portside of the boat

(kcampos) · (kcampos) **Join Date: Jul 2007** 09-04-2007, 10:30 AM

Are there advantages or disadvantages to riding goofy foot with your backside to the wake, Port side?

(inland_surfer)

Mark Sher is one one of best back side riers out their.

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(entrustclothing)

i can ride backside but can't even imagine doing backside airs! thats crazy!

(bloat) · (bloat) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 09-04-2007, 12:42 PM

i've been riding goofy on port for years on my old tige, and was lovin it.....but now I'm havn to learn all over again ridn' goofy on the starboard side of my naughty.....i just got too used to diggn with my heels I guess...

(swoop) · (swoop) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 09-04-2007, 12:54 PM

I always surf regular on the starboard side. I just didnt know any better. Then someone mentions it so instead of transferring all of the weight to the port side I just rode switch and did fine.

(tonyv420) · (tonyv420) **Join Date: Jul 2007** 09-04-2007, 1:44 PM

Nothing wrong with riding this way. Mark Sher informed me he also rides this way,( I also do) and he's the best at hands down!

(trace) · (trace) **Join Date: Feb 2002** 09-06-2007, 4:52 AM

I've been riding backside for quite a while - most of my crew is regular foot and I have a VLX. I'm with Jim - frontside feels a little weird now.

(michealhoward) · (michealhoward) **Join Date: May 2007** 09-06-2007, 6:55 AM

Im goofy and when we ride on the port i ride switch. I find that if I go heel side i ride up the wake and also dive the nose more on turns. Where as switch i can ride without the rope and carve.

(nwrider) · (nwrider) **Join Date: Oct 2002** 09-06-2007, 7:09 AM

heres a sic photo of riding port wave back side Upload

(duckdiver) · (duckdiver) **Join Date: Jul 2007** 09-10-2007, 3:53 PM

i think you should try all 4 ways to surf. it just makes you a better surfer and its a lot of fun even if you look retarded at first. jeff walker is the king of switch backside which is so hard.