hi. i am right footed but i side hop to the left and i find it much easyer to side hop that way...... but i used to be in a habit of going to the right. but i have founed that with side hopping the oppersite way to your foot you only need to go up, but with going the same was as your foot you have to go up and turn(if you get what i mean. juat keep practicing that is the only way you will get better.