Are there more goofy GOATs or regular GOATs?

[SATIVA HYBRID]

im biased to goofy skaters cause im goofy (and right handed) plus we have john cardiel so there's that. but regular got reynolds so there's also that

[bbk]

Ya'll got Lemons, but we got Carlos Ribeiro. It's a tough one for sure.

Edit: Fuck, you have Wes and Will Marshall too, you win.
Yes Will Marshall is goat-status, fuck you.

[ndsr]

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I devised a theory this week that there are more goofy skaters than regular because throwing your board down right handed feels more natural, as most people are right handed. So when you’re starting out, right handers will tend towards goofy, since they’re using their dominate hand to control and lead the board.

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Problem is nobody starts out skateboarding by throwing down their board.

What about the skimboard crossover’s?

[spacial_profiling]

Make it a poll; regular.

[Dog the Bounty Hunter]

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I devised a theory this week that there are more goofy skaters than regular because throwing your board down right handed feels more natural, as most people are right handed. So when you’re starting out, right handers will tend towards goofy, since they’re using their dominate hand to control and lead the board.

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Problem is nobody starts out skateboarding by throwing down their board.

Imagine trying to teach your little sister how to skate and explaining to her that she must run and throw down with her dominant hand.

Goofy looks better on a board forever. GT, Gonz, Carroll, Will Marshall, Sean Payne. Ya feel me.

[frontfootimpossible]

Has anyone tried to wack it with the non-dominant hand?

[The Mad Rapper]

Ishod, GT, cards, and gonz are goofy. 4 horsemen.

[Mike Oxwelling]

GOAT might only be the only contender to LETS GO in a contentious race.

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You know it’s Slap when someone lists Max Palmer as a great alongside Jerry Hsu

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they quote max and grant, but forget Wenning, Kalis and Williams.

I like those three but if I question whether or not a skater can reliably axle stall a 5 foot quarter, I also hesitate to name that skater a GOAT.

[snowballz]

I’m regular foot and, there are a LOT of reg legends being left out.

Guy
Muska
Dressen
Alva
Hosoi
AVE
Lance
Neil Blender
Arto
BA
Antwuan

[DESTROYER OF SENSES]

you can only have 1 greatest of all time, that's the whole point of it.

exactly.

[Blueabyssofthisss]

There can only be one GOAT by definition. And Will Phan is goofy

[goodatmeth]

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SOTY GvR

1990   Tony Hawk - Goofy
1991   Danny Way - Regular
1992   John Cardiel - Goofy
1993   Salman Agah - Regular
1994   Mike Carroll - Goofy
1995   Chris Senn - Regular
1996   Eric Koston - Goofy
1997   Bob Burnquist - Regular
1998   Andrew Reynolds - Regular
1999   Brian Anderson - Regular
2000   Geoff Rowley - Regular
2001   Arto Saari - Regular
2002   Tony Trujillo - Regular
2003   Mark Appleyard - Goofy
2004   Danny Way - Regular
2005   Chris Cole - Regular
2006   Daewon Song - Goofy
2007   Marc Johnson - Regular
2008   Silas Baxter-Neal - Goofy
2009   Chris Cole - Regular
2010   Leo Romero - Regular
2011   Grant Taylor - Goofy
2012   David González - Goofy
2013   Ishod Wair - Goofy
2014   Wes Kremer - Goofy
2015   Anthony Van Engelen -Regular
2016   Kyle Walker - Goofy
2017   Jamie Foy - Regular
2018   Tyshawn Jones - Regular
2019   Milton Martinez - Goofy
2020   Mason Silva - Regular
2021   Mark Suciu - Goofy

Regular: 16 skaters
Goofy:  14 skaters

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Interesting. Given that there are roughly 2/3 regular and 1/3 goofy skaters, goofy skaters are over represented as SOTYs, meaning that goofy skaters must be proportionally better. Q.e.d.

For complete transparency I am goofy 

Where did you get then "2/3"?
I've always wondered how the stance distribution looks. I can only find some rather small studies that say up to 44% are goofy

[DannyDee]

I found it funny playing OG Tony Hawk (probably my intro to mainstream skating), and like every character but Tony was goofy so I thought it was some rare shit even though I skated that way. Then after finally watching videos I realized it wasn't and a ton of my favorites were also goofy-footed (Daewon, Koston, Carroll, Rick Howard, Apples).

[headtowall]

SOTY GvR

1990   Tony Hawk - Goofy
1991   Danny Way - Regular
1992   John Cardiel - Goofy
1993   Salman Agah - Regular
1994   Mike Carroll - Goofy
1995   Chris Senn - Regular
1996   Eric Koston - Goofy
1997   Bob Burnquist - Regular
1998   Andrew Reynolds - Regular
1999   Brian Anderson - Regular
2000   Geoff Rowley - Regular
2001   Arto Saari - Regular
2002   Tony Trujillo - Regular
2003   Mark Appleyard - Goofy
2004   Danny Way - Regular
2005   Chris Cole - Regular
2006   Daewon Song - Goofy
2007   Marc Johnson - Regular
2008   Silas Baxter-Neal - Goofy
2009   Chris Cole - Regular
2010   Leo Romero - Regular
2011   Grant Taylor - Goofy
2012   David González - Goofy
2013   Ishod Wair - Goofy
2014   Wes Kremer - Goofy
2015   Anthony Van Engelen -Regular
2016   Kyle Walker - Goofy
2017   Jamie Foy - Regular
2018   Tyshawn Jones - Regular
2019   Milton Martinez - Goofy
2020   Mason Silva - Regular
2021   Mark Suciu - Goofy

Regular: 16 skaters
Goofy:  14 skaters

when that addy 20mg hit

[DannyDee]

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SOTY GvR

1990   Tony Hawk - Goofy
1991   Danny Way - Regular
1992   John Cardiel - Goofy
1993   Salman Agah - Regular
1994   Mike Carroll - Goofy
1995   Chris Senn - Regular
1996   Eric Koston - Goofy
1997   Bob Burnquist - Regular
1998   Andrew Reynolds - Regular
1999   Brian Anderson - Regular
2000   Geoff Rowley - Regular
2001   Arto Saari - Regular
2002   Tony Trujillo - Regular
2003   Mark Appleyard - Goofy
2004   Danny Way - Regular
2005   Chris Cole - Regular
2006   Daewon Song - Goofy
2007   Marc Johnson - Regular
2008   Silas Baxter-Neal - Goofy
2009   Chris Cole - Regular
2010   Leo Romero - Regular
2011   Grant Taylor - Goofy
2012   David González - Goofy
2013   Ishod Wair - Goofy
2014   Wes Kremer - Goofy
2015   Anthony Van Engelen -Regular
2016   Kyle Walker - Goofy
2017   Jamie Foy - Regular
2018   Tyshawn Jones - Regular
2019   Milton Martinez - Goofy
2020   Mason Silva - Regular
2021   Mark Suciu - Goofy

Regular: 16 skaters
Goofy:  14 skaters

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Interesting. Given that there are roughly 2/3 regular and 1/3 goofy skaters, goofy skaters are over represented as SOTYs, meaning that goofy skaters must be proportionally better. Q.e.d.

For complete transparency I am goofy 

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Where did you get then "2/3"?
I've always wondered how the stance distribution looks. I can only find some rather small studies that say up to 44% are goofy

There was some study about which way people shoot in hockey (based on stick sales) between Canada and the United States. It found that it was 60-40 shooting right (meaning you load power to your left leg), whereas the States was the opposite with 60-40 shooting left. I shot right, and skate Goofy) I honestly always wondered if that's why most of the great Canadian skaters were goofy (Apples, Howard, Wade, Morgan Smith, Tony Ferguson), not that their aren't great regs skaters (McCrank, Spencer and DeBobby).

[Dark Knight]

Tom Penny is regular

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Just kidding, but this has always been something I’ve pondered. 

Who decided what was regular and goofy anyways?

[Brguy]

Has anyone tried to wack it with the non-dominant hand?

My dick is too bent for that, too weird.