Which foot forward?

[Tige]

Gday all. We are having trouble distinguishing which foot forward for my 9yo daughter who is progressing to a single ski. She is left handed and we have done the push step test but she is unsure which is better. Is there a better way to determine or is it just feel. Thanks.

[ScottScott]

Skiing on doubles, have her lift one foot at a time and see which she is more comfortable on or can ride on just the one foot longer.

[Than_Bogan]

I'm a fan of lifting up each ski while on two. Whichever one is more comfortable to stand on should be the front foot.

[ScottScott]

Beat ya'

[Andre]

What foot does she kick a soccer ball with? That should be her backfoot IMO.

How would she push a skateboard?

 

[mlange]

Not a fan of the whole push test or soccer ball thing. Maybe because I'm RFF so I break the rules on those. Every single person I know that has ever ridden a skateboard or scooter has their same foot forward as when they ski. So if you're looking for some dryland testing/practice give that a shot.

[MNshortliner]

You can’t tell the person when you push them from behind to think about what foot “feels “ better. Have her slide across the kitchen floor in socks. That will be your answer.

[ScottScott]

If you push from behind you have to surprise them....and see which foot they catch themselves on when they don't expect it. Skateboard is probably a good indicator, although I rode skateboard wrong (right foot dominant, left foot forward) I would push with left foot but with right foot on the back. Wish I was right foot forward now slalom. I think lifting each foot while skiing doubles to see which is more comfortable is the best. I would think the foot you would kick a ball with would want to be FRONT foot normally....?

[BMG73]

Ask someone to put on a pair of pants and see which fit they put in first. Right foot first=RFF. Of course all this stuff means nothing cause there is an exception to every rule.

[pregom]

There is a similar thread you may want to read.

[Tige]

Wow fantastic response! Thanks so much. There are some great ideas to try. I think we will give them all a go! Thanks again.

[Cam]

Go RFF so she won't regret being a lefty all her life :D

 

[ReallyGottaSki]

Whichever leg is better when doing a pistol squat could sort it out quick

[jmhjgh]

Does she ever plan to to show ski or swivel ski? Most all ballet lines are RFF. MY daughter swivels RFF but slalom course skis LFF. I think it would be easier to do only one.

 

[BS74]

Just let her figure it out on her own, It won't take very long.

[Tige]

All good ideas. At the moment we are very much skiing for fun. Not sure if she will ever want to get into course.

[ski6jones]

@mlange I ski LFF and skateboard RFF. Fairly proficient at both, which I think is a requirement if you want to assign any significance to which foot forward you skate with. Also knew a few guys that would push a skateboard with their front foot while having their foot on the back of the board.

 

Testing these rules against people who already ski is pure folly. They've already selected a foot, but who's to say they chose correctly when they started?