"Goofy foot" comes from surfing, it originated in the 50s. As most people ride left foot forward, right foot forward was deemed "goofy", ie silly. Knowing surfers and skaters, they were just giving their right-foot-forward buddies a hard time. read more
According to the Goofy Foot Surf School: "Goofy Foot" is one of the oldest terms still current in surfing jargon. It describes a right foot forward surfing stance and was coined from a Walt Disney film in the 1950s [actually, 1930s] in which Goofy surfed with his right foot forward. read more
One of the most important snowboarding basics for beginners to learn is the proper snowboarding stance. Since snowboarders ride with their body facing to the side, there are two different stances possible: a regular stance puts the left foot at the front of the board, while a goofy stance puts the right foot at the front. read more