Now, If you are regular footed (riding with your left foot forward) you want to keep your left foot on the board, towards the front, and take your right foot off and use that foot to push along the ground. That is the correct way to push, with the back foot. If you are goofy footed, keep your right foot on the board, towards the front, and take your left foot off and use that foot to push along the ground. YOU ALWAYS PUSH WITH THE BACK FOOT.

If you push with your front foot, that is whats called PUSHING MONGO and you do not want to do that. Not only does it look weird and somewhat lame, but it is also a bit more dangerous when going from a push back to riding on your board because you have to move your pushing foot from pushing behind you, back to the front of the board which makes it easier to lose balance and fall, or step off and roll the ankle; also, you have significantly less control over your board. Some people do push mongo, but trust me, don’t do it.

Check out this video for a more detailed description of pushing