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Emre Tufekci

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Hi Brendan, short answer is yes, I operate goofy…but as I'm sure many other "goofy" operators out there would agree, the use of "regular" and "goofy" in regards to stance is quite an anomaly as used in our relatively small community of steadicam operators. Considering that the reverse is true in every board sport and striking sport I wonder how long this steadicam specific use of those words will be relevant. My guess is there is no reason for it to change within a community of this size, especially considering the nature of our introduction to the gear….not quite as simple to be sure as kicking a ball or stepping on a skateboard. Like most of us I took a workshop and was not given a choice as to which side I operated on…I was only allowed to switch to what was natural to me in the last two days. I get it, its more efficient to run a workshop this way…we're just learning basics here anyway, free to move on and make it our own. To the extent that our introduction to stance with steadicam equipment is a matter of convenience, our use of "goofy" and "regular" becomes arbitrary, based on the evolution of the gear as one man of great genius evolved his one handed operating technique to a two handed method…a man that ironically had no one to tell him he was "regular" or "goofy" when he began his quest with his left foot forward and right hand on the post. His orthodox stance was eventually challenged with an arm already mounted on the right side while discovering a two handed technique. He became a southpaw through ergonomic necessity, giving birth to a community of southpaw operators that consider themselves "regular".

So I guess Brendan, my long answer is still yes, I operate goofy, only because I presume you are a fellow steadicam operator. To anyone who is not a steadicam operator I would have to say I have an orthodox stance, that I am regular footed…otherwise I would be misleading them. It's not that I find being called goofy to be a bit left-handed, but certainly a bit left-footed.

-Chris

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