Dominance

Rob · Post by **Rob** » 06 Sep 2002 05:50

I'm sure most of you read Eli's post but for those who didn't I'll go into detail on the subject.

The 2 types of dominance are foot-dominance and side-dominance.

"Side-dominance is when a player's *natural* strength (in moves) is from the Clipper of one foot and the Toe of the other. For example, Ryan Mulroney, Sunil Jani, Allan Haggett, and Vasek Klouda are side-dominant. They all have natural strength with the left foot clipper and right foot toe.

Foot-dominance is when a player's natural strength lies with the same foot for both clipper and toe. For example, Big Add Chad, Ahren Gehrman, myself, and Peter Irish are foot-dominant players. Chad's and my left foot is naturally strong with clipper and toe, while Ahren and Pete's are right foot." (Quote from eli's email)

Whilst neither is better, they ARE however different.

Do you think side-dominant and foot-dominant are the best terms to describe these? If not what are some suggestions you have? Also, which one are you?

Acid~Reign · Post by **Acid~Reign** » 06 Sep 2002 06:42

I'd probably be side dominant. Left clippers and right toes. Although there are some cases where a move that is set and caught on the left but really features the right that are easier as they are (like mirage, I learnt right mirage but my left mirages are way better now).

The ideas of side dominance and foot dominance is a pretty good one although I think they're both covered up, a bit confusingly, in the term flipside. From what I understand, you could have a general flipside (right/left sided, generally the same as right/left handedness) or a specific flipside (left toes but right clippers in my case). I thought the term referred to the former case but then someone told me it should be the latter.

But I don't really use the term much anyway so yeah. It might be good to have the terms side/foot dominance as they're more specific.

It's possible that side-dominant people would appear to have less of a flipside than foot-dominant people.

Bono · Post by **Bono** » 06 Sep 2002 08:56

I think I may be side dominant because my left-footed clipper is much easier than the right, while the right toe is easier for me than the left.

But it's hard to tell, really. I think the main reason that my right clipper is bad is because the lower section of my right leg is turned outward by about 45 degrees, so its really hard to make a flat surface for right clippers.

so yeah I'm side-dominant I think

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » 06 Sep 2002 19:28

I'm foot-dominance. Right footed stalls are easier then left and my left leg dex's much better then the right.

thefrizz · Post by **thefrizz** » 07 Sep 2002 00:20

I'm just getting the clipper down decently, but I found it weird that my left foot clipper was easy, because my right foot is the strongest for my toe. So I am side-dominent as well. Yay! Didn't know it had a name.
Matt

dan · Post by **dan** » 07 Sep 2002 00:36

seems like most footbaggers are sidedominant. start a poll about the dominance of each players. btw im a footie.

BrianP · Post by **BrianP** » 07 Sep 2002 20:10

I'm foot dominant. I have found a kind of odd inconsistancy though; even though my right toe stalls and clippers are better, as are my double around the worlds, osis, drifter, ect., my pixies are better left footed. It's weird.

OneWeak · Post by **OneWeak** » 07 Sep 2002 20:17

I think it may be because you might be better with dexes with the opposite foot that you're good with stalls with. At least for me it's like that...most likely because mirage was one of my frist moves, so I would do the delays with my right toe and dex with my left leg, so I think I may be better at dexing with my left. That may kind of explain the inconsistency.

Dat · Post by **Dat** » 13 Sep 2002 11:32

I think being sideways comes out of getting used to balancing to one side. For me at least balance is the harder part of clipper stalls.

Dr. Jones · Post by **Dr. Jones** » 19 Sep 2002 02:45

didn`t elis call call those type of players
sideways & BIG FOOT ?!?
i love the last one

i got small sized feet, but i`m a BIG FOOT...!

HackyRichard · Post by **HackyRichard** » 19 Sep 2002 03:04

I'm sideways (left toe, right clip), although for some reason my left leg is very dominant, insides and outsides are cake, clippers suck (but that's more a positional/support leg issue). Yet the only things I can reliably do with my right leg is clip and toe, inside is weak(which I don't get seeing as it is my better clipping foot, need to get more flex in me ankle), and outsides are non-existant ... damn I hate my bowleggedness, still it beats being pigeon-toed I guess (although that would make fairy anything easier)

HackyRichard

LinoSphere · Post by **LinoSphere** » 19 Sep 2002 05:04

I'm a big foot. A sasketchawan. Whatever.

QuantumBalance · Post by **QuantumBalance** » 19 Sep 2002 16:44

my a huge cock

Matt · Post by **Matt** » 19 Sep 2002 17:13

you the speak english

Muffinman · Post by **Muffinman** » 19 Sep 2002 17:28

LinoSphere wrote:I'm a big foot. A sasketchawan. Whatever.

ho ho ho
saskatchewan. thats a good one.

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Are side-dominate and foot dominate good terms for what they define?

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