Quick, name three surfers most synonymous with the word style! Aside from the fact that you’ve already read the headline, we’ll roll the dice on the fact that Rob Machado is going to be on your list. He just has it. Always has, always will. There’s something unmistakably remarkable about his posture, his grace — anything about his presence during a given moment on a wave.
Machado’s also a goofy foot through and through. Like Sandy Koufax or Phil Mickelson, he’s one of those athletes we automatically associate with going left. It’s tough to imagine him going any other way which is why it’s so cool to catch even a glimpse of the dude and his hair going frontside on a…right. In no way is Rob Machado ripping around on a wave with the same flow, but even when he shreds left foot forward there’s something unmistakable about the guy. And for that, we love him.
