4/6/2020 8:18 PM
Edited Date/Time: 4/6/2020 8:21 PM
People will say to do tricks whichever directions you like, which yeah, you can do that, but if you can switch what direction/side you are comfortable doing tricks, it is worth it. My switch bars were my regular once, but I just sat there spinning them the correct way until that was my comfortable way to throw them, just like whenever I was was at the skatepark waiting for a clear path to do a trick, I would just sit there throwing bars the right way, or when I was just watching other people ride I would do that, eventually it felt more comfortable to throw them the right way, same with grinds, at first I had my pegs on the "wrong" side, I just switched them over and got used to it pretty quickly.
Not gonna say you NEED to start doing tricks the "correct" way, but if you do, riding will be a lot funner and it will allow you to be a better rider.
This is the "correct" way to do tricks.
If left foot forward:
barspins/ all bar-turning/spinning tricks: counter-clockwise
tailwhips: clockwise
spins: clockwise
grinds: left side
edit: if right foot forward, then the opposite of whats above, bars - clockwise, whips - counter, spins - counter, grinds: right side
I think it's worth it to learn your stuff the right way but if you've already been riding for a while, it might not be worth it to relearn your tricks the right way, because if you've already gotten very used to the "wrong" way then I imagine it would be very difficult to switch.