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Meet the 11-Year-Old Grom From Bali Inspiring Rob Machado
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Meet the 11-Year-Old Grom From Bali Inspiring Rob Machado

Surfer·Zander Morton·about 16 hours ago
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Imagine being an 11-year-old goofy foot from Bali and having Rob Machado look you in the eye to tell  you  he’s inspired by  your  surfing. Sounds like a dream, right? For Made “Satria” Sugiantara, it’s just reality. In “Time Will Tell” — a new 15-minute mini-profile on one of Indonesia’s brightest young talents — Satria showcases a rare level of talent and by the midday way point in the movie it’s obvious why an Icon like Machado would take notice. From heavy Padang to the Mentawais, every single clip in the film was stacked when Satria was just 9 and 10 years old. Let that sink in. How many kids are packing bombs at Padang in the single digits? Satria isn’t just picking off the inside scraps, either. At the 9:30 mark, he stands tall in a 5-foot slab, hands casually behind his back. It’s the kind of wave grown adults spend a lifetime chasing (and usually never ride). Satria claimed it at 10.…

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