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December 11, 2012 3:39 am
jock sutherland
larry blair
no 1 definetly wayne lynch
December 7, 2012 8:26 am
And what about Tim Curran?
November 10, 2012 8:27 am
damn, won’t let me save that Occy shot to my desktop
November 6, 2012 1:10 pm
1.Gerry Lopez
2.Occy
3.Ronnie Burns
4.Tom Carroll
5.Luke egan
6.Hobgoods
7..Cory
8.Machado
9.Fletcher
10.Owen wright
September 5, 2012 10:49 pm
I used to look to Ronnie Burns for how to surf correctly. His surfing was so clean and sharp. I think he made Occy look kind of sloppy in ‘Pump’, though Occy is one of my favorites now. (I know this was back in the day, but so were goofy footers.)
Oh yeah, Gerry Lopez was the first to come to my mind for best goofy footers.
Owen Wilson (I mean Wright) looks good for the future.
July 30, 2012 11:08 pm
Me, My Brother and the Other Soul Surfers who Go and Went Surfing without being Competative
July 15, 2012 7:19 pm
Gabriel Medina is the best <3
June 27, 2012 10:12 pm
Great list… but putting my two cents in for the following as well.
1. Derek Ho
2. Wayne Lynch
3. Joey Buran
4. Jeff Booth
5. David Nuuhiwa
6. Fred Patacchia
in random order…
June 24, 2012 3:32 am
What? No Freida Zamba???
June 22, 2012 9:02 pm
few i think deserve a mention, although Cj’s list was pretty decent for a seppo, Owen shits on Medina for starters, Jim Banks, Shaun Cansdell, Tim Curran, Shawn Briley and Rizal Tandjung are all guys who rip.
June 19, 2012 3:59 pm
To include surfers from the era before thrusters – and from eras before guys surfed Pipe and Teahupoo like they do today, is like making a “best home run hitters” list from before Babe Ruth and the live ball era. That being said – CJ and Damien are definitely top ten. I agree with almost everyone on the list – although it might be a little early to put Medina on there yet until he wins in the real stuff. In all reality it could be expanded to top 12 with Shawn Briley, Cory Lopez and Derek Ho belonging on that list somewhere… Here is my list (sorry I counted you Hobgoods as one person):
1. Occy
2. Shawn Briley
3. Cory Lopez
4. Damien Hobgood then CJ Hobgood
5. Derek Ho
6. Christian Fletcher
7. Nathan Fletcher
8. Tom Carroll
9. Bobby Martinez
10. Kalani Robb
11. Rob Machado
12. Luke Egan
June 19, 2012 3:17 am
oops…i guess i had forgot about K-robbs work with Mauli Ola foundation. Gotta give him props for that.
http://espn.go.com/action/surfing/blog/_/post/7266835/happened-kalani-robb
June 18, 2012 3:22 pm
As it is true what CJ was saying about Machado, what he said about Kalani Robb is equally true. Peaked too early, too fast. I looked up to him so much when I was a kid (still do i guess). Him and Shane dorian were my favorites out of the whole Momentum crew. K-rock had tons of talent and a dope style but no motivation/discipline.
June 18, 2012 2:45 pm
With all my respect for CJ and his opinions he put too much personal issues on his answer. Of course for someone out of the professional surfing like us it’s easy to say that. But it is also easy to make mistakes because we didn’t see these surfers alive in the water like CJ did. So surfing as well as art, each one has it’s own view. How many here has ever seen a professional surfing doing a bottom turn live from a distance of 2 meters of your eyes on a 8 feet wave ? It’s something unbelivable I assure you. So this question will never be precise.
June 18, 2012 12:03 pm
my list:
1 – Occy
2 – Carroll
3 – Medina
4 – Teco Padaratz
5 – Luke Egan
6 – CJ
7 – Damien
8 – Derek Ho
9 – Hardman
10 – Lynch
June 16, 2012 5:27 pm
Derek Ho is getting no love here. World Title, multiple triple crowns, the successor to Lopez at Pipe…..he’ s way better than half the guys that CJ and all the commenters have been listing.
June 16, 2012 5:19 pm
I don’t get the groundswell of support for Gerry Lopez as #1? Even top 5 would be a stretch. He’s a legend, but pretty one dimensional as a top flight surfer. Tom Carroll and Occy can both do all he can do on left reefs and 100 things Gerry could never do.
I too, loved the Machado remarks. I’m glad somebody with clout finally said that publicly. Machado could very well have been #1 on this list had he not gone designer hippie on us years ago.
June 16, 2012 8:25 am
Lopez and Clay Marzo need to go in. Clay can not only make vertical acid drops in huge paddlie in Teahupoo – he is one of the best tube riders in the business. I think Clay won the first QS he ever entered – Clay is one of the best free surfers of all time. To be fiar to CJ I like his list and he should be in it. but the list is better with 50 or 100 surfers.
June 16, 2012 1:11 am
1 Butch
2 David N
3 Jock
4 Gerry
5 Wayne
6 Occy
7 Tom
8 Machado
9 Hobgood twins
10 Nathan F
June 15, 2012 1:05 pm
CJ was asked to compile a list of ALL TIME Goofeys? Pretty shortsighted. Very one generation perspective. Yes, he forgot Gerry, Wayne Lynch, Joel Tudor and
a host of others. Look at Corky Carroll – he’s still doing it, and was the first surfer I ever saw in a national TV (beer) ad! You gotta look a little deeper there CJ than Bobby and your brother. Surfer should run another pro’s opinion. Ask Curren or someone esle with a bit more grasp of history.
June 15, 2012 11:52 am
No one’s mentioned Ace Buchan! Definitely deserves a mention amongst the Goofys!
June 15, 2012 9:49 am
Gerry Lopez is the man. End of. Saying he hasnt done shit in 30 years is like saying the Beatles are shit because they finished in 1970. I’ve learned so much from Lopez about surfing and about life.
June 15, 2012 6:59 am
Lopez ?? The guy hasn’t done jack-shit in 30 years.
June 15, 2012 6:14 am
Lets face it, us goofy footers suck.
Kelly Slats is the bomb. haha jus kidding
June 15, 2012 3:39 am
1- CJ
2- Cory lopez
3- Sean Hayes
4- Tim Curran
5- Kalani Robb
6- Rob Machado
7- Damo
8- Tom Carrol
9- Owen Wright
10- just for fun, Justin Mateson ahah
June 14, 2012 10:35 pm
Love how he heckles Machado for focusing on his image. Well said. The rest is all subjective.
June 14, 2012 10:29 pm
Rob MAchodo spent the last 10 years working on his image? Glad to hear an insider finally tell the truth. Actually I feel that Rob Machado had become a victim of his image ever since he got an afro and painted his surfboard with Jimmy Hendrix. THat was in the mid 90s. So HObgood has the number wrong. MAchado has been at it _working on his image_ for that last 17 years!! What a waste!
June 14, 2012 9:00 pm
No Gerry Lopez, Owen Wright or Clay Marzo? Blowing it on this list and doubt either of the Hobgoods should be in top 10 anyway.
June 14, 2012 8:41 pm
Gerry Lopez all the way. Last generation, no goofy is better than Clay Marzo.
June 14, 2012 7:35 pm
1. Occy
2. Derek Ho
3. Tom Carroll
4. CJ Hobgood
5. Damien Hoggood
6. Barton Lynch
7. Rob Machado
8. Kalani Robb
9. Timmy Curran
10. Corey Lopez
June 14, 2012 4:19 pm
I think it’s agreed that Gerry Lopez should have been in there. SRF (Surf Realization Fellowship) all the way brah.
June 14, 2012 2:16 pm
Jeremy Ryan..
Kalani robb
Rob maxhado.
Ace.
Clay Marzo
Kalani Chapman
Sean bierly
Sean Hayes
Correy arembeddi
Matt mcabe
June 14, 2012 2:11 pm
CANSDELL!!
June 14, 2012 11:23 am
sergio… that is the list. excellent compilation.
June 14, 2012 8:46 am
Don’t worry CJ….everyone has an opinion, too bad they are not you and this is your list. Would I have liked to have seen Damien Hardman on there….yes, but again…it’s your list.
What’s with the disgruntled old men on here? The guys on this list are innovators and helped with the progression of our sport.
June 14, 2012 6:40 am
Clay Marzo is the best goofy footer on planet earth
June 14, 2012 6:15 am
Good list, but its a no brainer to ditch the Brazo and put Lopez in there.
June 14, 2012 6:03 am
CLAY…..
June 14, 2012 1:25 am
has no one seen Owen Wright surf.
June 14, 2012 12:42 am
dave eggers and neil purchase jr. are mental too, but good list cj
June 13, 2012 9:10 pm
This list is straight up blasphemy:
1. Occy
2. Gerry
3. Carroll
4. Wayne Lynch
5. Machado
6. Tudor
7. Martinez
8. Egan
9. CJ
10. Medina
There is a HUGE difference between the top 2 and the rest of the list.
June 13, 2012 8:31 pm
Hi Damo,
I agree that is an epic list of goofies, but where the fuck is Dooma Hardman,
2 world championships,
19 WCT victories,
Some would argue the greatest ever @ Bells.
Come on mate Dooma has to be 1 or 2 or 3, am I missing something…
Aloha
June 13, 2012 3:54 pm
1) Gerry Lopez
2) Nathan Fletcher
3) Kalani Robb
4) Cory Lopez
5) Rob Machado
6) Damian and CJ
7) Occy
Carroll
9) Joel Tudor
10) Bobby Martinez
Also of note: the Gudauskas bros Tanner and Dane
i go with this
June 13, 2012 2:51 pm
the list is obviously relevant to CJ personally. the title of the article probably should be changed to ‘Top 10 Goofyfooters of the Tri-Fin era’. as for Owen Wright, he blows most of the list out of the water. Owen is a phenomena & untouchable in waves of consequence. a high tide & fat swell line up robbed Owen of his destiny in Tahiti last year, as did calling off the Volcom Pro on the big day. Owen toyed with big Pipe last year & was unlucky to lose to prettier wave choice by the local. as for history, it is replete with goofies, Butch, Nuuhiwa, Lynch, Lopez, Jeff Crawford, Jim Banks. one would imagine most of Jim Banks exploits remained undocumented but some of the photos show he was on another level in his time.
June 13, 2012 1:24 pm
And Owen Wright where is he??? Don’t forget people, that same Kelly say: owen is the best goofyfoot.
June 13, 2012 1:05 pm
1) Gerry Lopez
Carroll
2) Nathan Fletcher
3) Kalani Robb
4) Cory Lopez
5) Rob Machado
6) Timmy Curran/Ozzie Wright
7) Occy
9) Joel Tudor
10) Bobby Martinez
Also of note: the Gudauskas bros Tanner and Dane
June 13, 2012 12:48 pm
Clay Marzo?
Gerry should have defiantly be in this list.
June 13, 2012 12:46 pm
For pure surfing artform & mystique, Gerry Lopez is # 1. For pure athleticism and high performance, Tom Carroll is #2.
3) Mark Occhilupo
Rob Machado
4) Jim Banks
5) Marvin Foster
6) Rolf Aurness
7) Derek Ho
9) Wayne Lynch
10) Butch Van Artsdalen
The Hobgoods are white bread. Their surfing (and dreadful interviews) bore me to %*&^$ death. These guys don’t have a clue…
June 13, 2012 11:06 am
This list provokes questions: Where is Larry Blair? He won the Pipe Masters twice, and would have won it three times if the Hawaiians hadn’t ganged up against him. Where is Wayne Lynch? Where is Andrew Mckinnon (first goofy to win a contest at Sunset )? Where is Buddy Llamas? Bud must have won 20 contests. Where is Rory Russell? Where is Jackie Dunn? Where is Marvin Foster?
June 13, 2012 10:02 am
Gerry Lopez makes the list of the best, if not the best, Pipe surfers – not a list of the best goofy’s.
June 13, 2012 8:36 am
yous forgot shuan cansdell…..that guys a freak
June 13, 2012 8:36 am
A top 10 Goofy list without Gerry Lopez? Epic fail.
June 13, 2012 8:09 am
i agree! the OCC all the way!!! grown up watching him. flawless power!!
we all so thrilled he’s
comming to J BAY to do the six star BILLABONG PRO
June 13, 2012 8:03 am
What? No Wayne Lynch? No Lopez? History means nothing …
June 13, 2012 5:37 am
1 OCCY
2 CARROL
3 ROB
4 CJ
5 MEDINA
6 OWEN
7 BOBBY
8 DAMMO
9 LUKE
10 DEREK HO
June 13, 2012 1:49 am
Sorry but rookie call – not having Gerry in pole position (obviously) invalidates this list completely, unfortunately. Redo
June 13, 2012 1:42 am
..My top ten goofyfooters list: 1) Occy 2) Magoo de La Rosa 3) Rob Machado 4) Luke Egan 5) Tom Carroll 6) Wayne Lynch 7) Gerry Lopez
Flavio Padaratz 9) CJ Hobgood 10) Kalani Robb.
June 12, 2012 10:26 pm
wayne lynch?
June 12, 2012 10:04 pm
Wayne Lynch anyone???
June 12, 2012 9:13 pm
Missed Shaun Cansdell. Very american based list from an american surfer, makes sense but can’t leave cans out.
June 12, 2012 7:13 pm
1. Gerry Lopez
2. Occy
3. Rob Machado
4. Tom Caroll
5. Kalani Robb
6. Medina
7. Nathan Fletcher
8. Tim Curran
9. Ronnie Burns
10. CJ
June 12, 2012 5:08 pm
I know what your saying marcello-Mick Lowe came to my local big bombie once and rode it like a 2footer doing these crazy big under the lip beyong 12 o’clock jams on massive right handers.We all just stood up on the cliff going WTF is happening!!!!
June 12, 2012 3:18 pm
I respect Occy. Great surfer. But Tom Carroll is what you can call next level. # 1.
June 12, 2012 2:30 pm
The best, as in, most talent on a surfboard comparing apples to apples may very well be Gabriel Medina or Owen Wright.
If we are looking at who is a standout for their time and had a meaningful impact to influence and change the way people surf, my list would be as follows:
1. Christian Fletcher. Yup. It was a sin to try airs on every wave. Now 10 year old can do them and you still can’t, but you occasionally still try.
2. Occy. Every goofy tries to surf like him backside. At least a little. Bobby, Hobgoods, Losness, even you, try to look like him. Funny how when you try to look like him frontside you just look silly. You’re not Occy.
3. Gerry Lopez. Looking cool when you’re scared is trying to look like Gerry.
4. Rob Machado.
5. Tom Carroll.
6. Tim Curran.
7. Nate Fletcher.
8. Kalani Robb
9. Gabriel Medina.
10. Owen Wright.
June 12, 2012 11:50 am
I know he’s not one of the all time bests…but i loved Mick Lowe huge backside hacks!!
June 12, 2012 11:47 am
for me here in Dominican Republic Encuentro north coast
#1 uno Tom Carroll
#2 dos Jeff Booth
#3 tres Ronnie Burns
thanks
gracias.
June 12, 2012 11:45 am
Number 1 Gerry Lopez. End of story. I don’t know how you even start to make a list like this and not write that name first.
June 12, 2012 11:42 am
Is this a joke? Where’s Rolf Aurness? Brad McCaul? Corky Carroll? You guys don’t know jack.
June 12, 2012 10:29 am
There’s only 1. GL. Oh, and Occy too.
June 12, 2012 7:28 am
1. Occy
2. Damo (don’t believe me, dig up footage of him at big Salsipuedes)
3. Lopez
4. Tom Carroll
5. Ronnie Burns
6. David Nuuhiwa
7. Bobby
8.C.J.
9. Kechele
10.Nathan Fletcher
Medina stays off the list until he learns to bury some rail.
June 11, 2012 8:40 pm
I’m a goofy footer, and I know this is going to shock a lot of people (even me since I grew up in awe watching them) and eventhought the Fletcher brothers did great things for the world of surfing, I wouldn’t put them in as part of the 10 best ever. Christian was the first to punt airs, but his surfing style was terrible. Nathan CHARGES, and even if he has a better style than Christian, it’s still not great. To me Sion Milosky is (was) a better big wave rider in that regard. Also, Gerry Lopez? He is THE BEST GOOFY FOOTER of all time. Period.
This is just my opinion, and it only engages myself. I respect the opinion of anybody who disagree, so please, no bashing.