ghost4man said..SDOndas said..
I injured my right, big toe and now my doctor says I have degenrative arthitis. I get pain when my toe bends upward. This often happens when I am going right and put pressure on my inside rail. I was thinking that if I learned how to surf goofy, it would be my left toe that do most of the bending and I could keep my right toe flat. Do you think this would help? If so, what is the best way for learning how to SUP surf in a different stance. My doctor says that the arthiritis will get progressively worse so, I want to do what ever I can to extend my years surfing.
Surf both sides equally well regardless of wave size. Seem to be ambidextrous - write with both hands, kick balls with both feet, play tennis both sides etcSadly my sup skill level doesn't match my ability to switch hit.Oz
This is an interesting discussion. I am also a bit ambidextrous, but my left is definitely the dominant side. I used to play a lot of football and being able to use both feet easily was great, but the left was the foot for penalties etc. I can write with both hands, but I write better with the right. My first board sport when I was a kid was skateboarding and despite being left handed, I felt natural stance was preferable. I always surfed and skated natural. Yet, on the paddle board I have been practising standing goofy and while it feels weird, it does not feel bad. The left foot seems to enjoy working as the rear foot. I wonder if I should have been goofy all this time.
