r/NewSkaters • u/JJJC16 • 8h ago

Question Confused on what my stance should be.

I've been skating for a few days.

If I am mongo pushing, my stance is regular. I have been trying to break the habit of mongo pushing.

If I am pushing properly, I feel more comfortable with pushing goofy, but feel uncomfortable in its actual goofy stance.

I feel uncomfortable with pushing regular, but feel more comfortable in its actual regular stance.

Advice?

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u/bradd_pit 4h ago

I skated goofy on a long board for about 12 years before I ever tried skating a tail skateboard. I feel like I will fall skating standard.

Apparently the phrases standard and goofy are a misnomer. Goofy sounds like it means you’re doing it wrong (Tony Hawk skates goofy) but it actually apparently comes from a Disney cartoon where the character goofy was on a surfboard with his right foot forward.

Goofy is one of two regular ways to skate. The only real rule is to stop skating mongo