switchfoot, switch stance
The vast majority of surfers ride in either a left-foot-forward regularfoot stance or a right-foot-forward goofyfoot stance; the switchfooter can ride comfortably in either position. Switching stance is comparable to switch-hitting in baseball, only less common, as just a handful of surfers—including Butch Van Artsdalen, Jock Sutherland, James Jones, Jeff Clark, and Rusty Keaulana—learned to becom...
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Switchfoot ace Jock Sutherland, 1967. Photo: LeRoy GrannisSubscribe to view
Switchfoot surfer Butch Van Artsdalen (left) and Fred Hemmings, with Duke Kahanamoku, 1967Subscribe to view
James Jones rides regularfoot at Waimea, around 1980. Photo: Don KingSubscribe to view
James Jones rides goofyfoot at Pipeline, late 1970s. Photo: Art BrewerSubscribe to view
Kelly Slater rides switchfootSubscribe to view
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Switchfoot
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Switchfoot ace Jock Sutherland, 1967. Photo: LeRoy Grannis
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Switchfoot surfer Butch Van Artsdalen (left) and Fred Hemmings, with Duke Kahanamoku, 1967
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James Jones rides regularfoot at Waimea, around 1980. Photo: Don King
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James Jones rides goofyfoot at Pipeline, late 1970s. Photo: Art Brewer
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Kelly Slater rides switchfoot