Hahaha! I so totally agree with this! Unless pulling dead weight, or on a cross slope stop right foot never leaves the brake unless you have a foot clutch/hand shift set-up (they don't call em suicide for no reason). I always snickered at the feet draggers, they remind me of a teenager learning on a minibike but hitting the fence anyway.

After 38 plus years of riding I will say that I am much more comfortable and in control with one foot on the right peg more often than not. When I do drag both my boots it's due to the road contours. When I always felt unbalanced is during the time I am trying to lift both feet at once. It is at this point that the entire balancing process is decided by how solid the seat is, literally. They may say that a tripod is more stable than four points but not when it comes to the points on a bike. Two hands, one foot, and one butt is what makes a solid connection with the bike and balance becomes easier. When two legs are dangling in the air or sliding on the ground bad things can happen. I have seen more than one rider go down by using only the front brake at slow speeds while dragging both feet (I use the front brake before rear for most braking at speed, the rear for holding at a stop unless road conditions prevent it, I won't ride a bike without a front brake, that's just stupid). I guess the way I ride is more complicated than that, 'it all depends' is the correct answer and experience governs that. One thing is certain, some bikes just don't go slow very good (shorter bikes with more vertical forks). I had a buddy a long time ago with a hardtail and 21" over front end, he couldn't turn it around on a four lane freeway (or wobble at slow speeds) but that bike would track straight down the highway without hands all day long with simple body language steering.

Anyway...

Doing slow races is a great way to learn balance. Of course, the slow races I have attended I never won much because the cold barley-pop beverages of choice congregated in my stomach too fast. Otherwise, practice at every stop sign by stopping without lowering any feet, and on the slight uphills let it roll backwards some with feet up; not too far, it ain't easy no matter what, maybe a couple of inches before moving forwards again, I do this against the front suspension also, the springs will push the bike backwards ever so slightly on level ground if its done right and the forks have a light viscosity oil in them (caveat, I have never owned a bike with air shocks so your mileage may differ). BTW, my bike is a modified 1984 Softail (bought new in 1984), with as much cut off or removed as I could get off it; it only weighs about 400 lbs. or less, maybe closer to 300 with an empty tank. It's a pretty powerful dirt bike really. Which brings the point of riding a dirt bike, no better way to learn balance than to playact like you are a trials rider or whatever they call them these days. I rode in sand a lot and did a bunch of hillclimbing with my dirt bikes back in the '80's (before monoshocks or long travel suspensions).

Back in the day, swerving around the dotted lines on the freeway (or white-lining if the traffic was bad) while accelerating until a line was touched was the fun of choice, but that was before we turned into a society of safety freaks, back when having fun meant doing as we pleased and hoping we didn't get caught (or wreck).

Let assume for an instant that if it works for you develop it. If you want to look like a newbie by dragging your feet and wearing out the bottom of your flip-flops go right ahead, I personally admire the one that can ride two up and never lower the right foot and the left is on the peg even before the bike is moving. But I'm nobody, so flame away...

Well, that's a little about my riding style, I ride old school, I'm self-taught, and I learned from mistakes. I also forgot to put my feet down at stop signs on many occasions (that is embarrassing), and I ...ahem, cough, cough... rode while drinking more often than not. Can I say that on this forum? Most folks I know ride much better after a few brews than if they are uptight about riding, I have known more than a few riders that are petrified of riding a bike to its fullest abilities. Being afraid of your bike will never allow advancing in riding skills, only way to do that is to find its limits. Sorry about the typos, just the way I type.