Grab Matters Podcast

Hunter Thane

Grab Matters is a watersports podcast with an emphasis on wakeboarding. Featuring open and honest conversations with professional athletes (both current and former), industry icons, and those who carry a passion for all things wakeboarding. New Episodes every other Tuesday! More at www.grabmatters.com

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Parks Bonifay | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 68

Grab Matters Podcast

10/01/24 • 152 min

It would be hard to argue that anyone single person has done more for the sport of wakeboarding, both on the water and off, than Parks Bonifay. You can tell he lives, eats, and breathes this lifestyle, and it shows. Parks was the youngest person to ever waterski, invented several tricks, filmed tons of video parts, won even more contests, and has pushed the boundaries of what is possible on a wakeboard. While a lot of riders might step away from the scene as they end their riding career, Parks has embraced the sport, continuing to keep up with the evolution of wakeboarding. You can feel the passion in his voice when he speaks about riding, Parks is truly a gem in the watersports industry. Ski baby, ugly board graphics, Byerly, knee injuries, getting banned from the masters, MTV cribs, Jackass, video parts, barefooting behind an F1 car, Ronix, Wakelab, and the future of the sport. Hear all that and much more in Episode 68 of the Grab Matters Podcast!
Follow Parks: https://www.instagram.com/parxxx/
Chapters:
00:00 - 2:00 Intro
2:20 Ski Baby
10:00 Why is Parks still involved?
12:00 Shifting from athlete to ambassador
13:50 Why is wakeboarding special?
16:00 Waterskiing
17:20 Ski baby
21:00 First time wakeboarding
27:00 First sponsors
30:00 X-Games
33:30 LF’n Wheel of Questions
38:20 Freemotion
44:40 Hyperlite
47:10 Shane Bonifay
52:20 Byerly influence
56:50 Biggest win
59:55 Knee injuries
1:10:00 Contests
1:13:00 Banned from Masters
1:18:40 Question from Raph Derome
1:25:30 Wakelab
1:28:30 Rail riding
1:39:30 MTV Cribs
1:42:10 Driftline “Deserves Some Love”
1:43:00 Parents inspiration
1:49:20 Jackass
1:54:45 Ronix
1:58:25 RedBull
2:11:00 Currently
2:14:10 Setup
2:22:00 Future of wakeboarding
2:29:30 Thank you’s
Links:
Parks Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjqjl0Qal44
Wakelab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpcZJDcFkWw
Incomplete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W-SKoK8zrI
Shane Bonifay Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNnN6UOeVOo&t=7685s

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Kevco | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 56

Grab Matters Podcast

06/25/24 • 163 min

Kevin Michael, mostly known as “Kevco”, has been in and around the wakeboard and waterski industry for decades, helping shape the sports we know today. From working at Wakeboarding Mag during the peak years of wakeboarding, to lobbying on the steps of capitol hill, Kevco has put countless hours into turning wakeboarding and waterskiing into legitimate and respected sports. With those years helping run one of wakeboardings biggest publications comes with countless stories of shenanigans and unrivaled times celebrating some of the sports greatest icons and their achievements. Boardstock ‘96, skiboarders vs. wakeboarders, Alliance vs. Wakeboarding Mag, lobbying at congress, Randall Harris, Wake Awards, Wakeboarding in the Olympics, and Kevco’s newest position at USA Waterski and Wake. Hear all that and much more in Episode 56 of the Grab Matters Podcast!
Follow Kevco: https://www.instagram.com/kevcomedia/
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TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcast
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters
Hunter Thane | https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane/
Chapters:
00:00 - 2:00 Intro
2:30 Favorite Grab
3:30 Wakeboarding Mag
5:20 Blue mind theory
7:20 Boardstock ‘96
10:00 Getting into watersports
21:20 Skiboarders vs. Wakeboarders
24:25 Wakeboarding Mag
32:00 Alliance vs. WBM
34:30 LF’n Wheel of Questions
45:00 Wakeboarding Mag
1:03:15 Driftline Deserves Some Love
1:05:20 Guest Question
1:06:00 Lobbying at congress
1:11:00 Cassette
1:14:00 Thomas Horrell
1:15:00 Patreon Question
1:21:00 Digital media
1:23:20 Transworld Wakeboarding
1:29:20 Wakeboarding as the 4th board sport
1:30:30 Randall Harris
1:36:00 Wake Awards
1:47:00 Judging
2:00:00 Olympics
2:06:00 Red Bull Wake Lab
2:08:50 Influential Events
2:09:00 Most influential rider
2:15:40 Setup
2:23:00 US Waterski and Wake
2:38:00 Thank you’s
Links:
Waterski Triple Jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l8il5MDvAI&t=340s

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Amber Wing | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 49

Grab Matters Podcast

04/23/24 • 153 min

Amber Wing is one of the most successful female wakeboarders to ever do the sport, and is still the only woman to land a 900 behind the boat. Although Amber didn’t seriously start wakeboarding until after highschool, her strong background in gymnastics allowed her to progress quickly. Making finals in her first pro tour stop, landing NBD’s, Sets in motion, Foundation for women’s wake, getting sponsors, getting dropped, progression in women’s riding, competing with a child, and retiring from wakeboarding. Hear all that and much more in Episode 49 of the Grab Matters Podcast!
Follow Amber: https://www.instagram.com/amberwing/
Support the pod! https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcast
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Website | https://www.grabmatters.com/
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/grabmatters/
TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcast
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters
Hunter Thane | https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane/
Chapters
00:00 - 1:30 intro
2:00 Official last name
3:20 favorite grab
4:30 Intro to watersports
7:30 Gymnastics
14:00 First wakeboard
20:00 Australian riding
30:00 Never having a coach
32:00 First sponsor
37:00 Contests
45:00 Surf expo sponsors
48:00 Knee injury
51:10 LF’n wheel of questions
54:20 Equal pay
59:00 Women getting dropped from the tour
1:03:00 Touring the states
1:05:00 Fans and contests
1:10:00 Maven girls
1:13:50 Pro models with LF
1:16:00 Switching brands
1:19:30 Sets in motion
1:28:00 Copycatsclub
1:29:00 Oakley
1:36:00 Being a mother
1:40:00 Best contest season
1:44:00 Traveling with a child
1:46:40 Driftline “Deserves some love”
1:49:40 Foundation for women’s wake
2:00:00 Women’s progression
2:11:00 Setup
2:18:00 Retirement
2:26:30 Future
2:31:00 Thank you’s
Links:
Sets in motion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0UzibjILlU
Foundation for women’s wake: https://www.facebook.com/FoundationForWomensWake

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Quint Noble (STZ) | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 13

Grab Matters Podcast

08/01/23 • 127 min

Quint Noble is part owner in one of the biggest apparel companies in the wakeboard industry. Quint is a wakeboarder and snowboarder himself and found himself loving everything about boardsports culture at a young age. In this episode Quint details how his journey in wakeboarding is different than previous guests, his experience as a small business owner, and the pro's and con's of being intertwined within the core of the wakeboarding community. Shots, rail jams, student loans, living check to check, sponsoring kids, and roads trips. Listen to that and much more in Episode 13 of the Grab Matters Podcast, available everywhere podcasts are heard.

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Adam Sinclair | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 1

Grab Matters Podcast

07/26/22 • 112 min

In the first episode of the Grab Matters Podcast I sit down with Adam Sinclair. Adam is currently the North American sales rep for Slingshot Sports. Adam and I discuss how he first got involved with wakeboarding, his path to becoming a sales rep, juggling life as a husband and father, what aspects he sees that could be improved upon in the industry, and much more.

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Shop Talk #5 | Johnny D, Jake Ramsdell and T.J. Giesey

Grab Matters Podcast

07/23/24 • 187 min

We start off the 5th installment of Shop Talk with the Mount Rushmore of "Worst things that can happen to you on the boat". After that were touching on wakeskating making an appearance at the X Games, who is the best wake photographer, life jacket requirements, optimal cable speed, winch kickers, Wake The City, RGR, a question from Sam De Haan on our thoughts on "grabbing a rail" while riding, Don Pedro, and Violet. We end this episode with all of our gnarliest winching stories, with T.J. having a wild one from winching at a spot in South Florida.
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Follow Jake: https://www.instagram.com/jake_from_.state._farm/
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Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/
15% OFF Driftline use "grab15" at checkout: https://tinyurl.com/yvksusym
15% OFF FatSac use "grab15" at checkout: https://www.fatsac.com/ $50 OFF Skiboatcovers use "grab50" at checkout: https://www.skiboatcovers.com/
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Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters
Hunter Thane | https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane/
Chapters:
00:00 - 27:00 Mount Rushmore
27:25 LF’n Wheel of Questions
30:00 Best photographer
35:50 X Games Wakeskating
46:35 Driftline Deserves Some Love
52:50 Instagram Questions
1:15:00 Building a kicker
1:16:30 30km as cable speed?
1:21:00 Fatsac Fast Five Sponsor insert
1:26:00 Event calendar
1:36:00 PWL Talk
1:48:35 Return of Remote?
1:49:35 Red Bull Wake the City
1:53:30 RGR
1:59:15 Pardon My Take Wakeboarding
2:09:00 Don Pedro x Spicytv
2:13:30 IWWF Pan Am
2:17:25 New Wake Park in Virginia
2:24:30 Best part in wakeboarding
2:25:50 Violet
2:32:40 Bussup Bussup
2:34:40 Gnarliest winch stories
Links:
Chris Roberts at X Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhyC0w8meaA
Wake The City: https://www.redbull.com/us-en/events/red-bull-wake-the-city/
RGR: https://www.grabmatters.com/rail-garden-rampage
PMT Wakeboarding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukkWGdK4nhg
Don Pedro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0Fh7j9z678
Violet:
Virginia Wake Park: https://www.slobber.xyz/articles/the-man-behind-the-lake
Tape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gohcSuZ5IXQ&t=840s
Human Rocket: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRoEu0a3iWQ&t=404s
Felix Real Wake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-R0ia0K2BQ

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Shop Talk #6 | Erik Ruck, Guenther Oka, and Jake Pelot

Grab Matters Podcast

08/20/24 • 104 min

We start off the 6th installment of Shop Talk with the Mount Rushmore of Best Wakeboard Contests. After that the boys are talking all things wake, including going over events like Munich Mash, Copenwaken, and the most recent PWT stop. We also go over the new edit "Foama" from Felix Georgii and Dom Hernler, which is an absolute must watch. In addition to edits and events, were chatting about how harshly reverts should be punished in a contest run, the differences between boat and cable cultures, if pro's should pay for a pass to the cable, Herbs Cup, contest pay, Olympic wakeboarding, and streetjam. Hear all this and much more in the 6th Episode of Shop Talk!
Follow Erik: https://www.instagram.com/erikruck/
Follow Guenther: https://www.instagram.com/guentheroka/
Follow Jake: https://www.instagram.com/jake_pelot/
Follow Hunter: https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane/
Thank you to our sponsors:
Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/
15% OFF Driftline use "grab15" at checkout: https://tinyurl.com/yvksusym
15% OFF FatSac use "grab15" at checkout: https://www.fatsac.com/
$50 OFF Skiboatcovers use "grab50" at checkout: https://www.skiboatcovers.com/ WSIA: https://wakeresponsibly.com/
Grab Matters Merch | https://www.grabmatters.com/shop
Website | https://www.grabmatters.com/
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/grabmatters/
TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcast
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters
Hunter Thane | https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane/
Chapters:
00:00 - 00:20 Intro
00:30 Mt. Rushmore of Contests
20:17 LF’n Wheel of Questions
24:40 Laces in or out?
25:50 Reverts?
31:15 PWT
33:18 Herbs Cup
36:34 Driftline “Deserves Some Love”
43:50 Life Jackets
46:30 Boat vs. Cable worlds
50:00 Foama
55:40 Fatsac Fast Five
1:02:30 Munich Mash
1:04:20 Copenwaken
1:09:00 Contest pay
1:12:00 Wakefest
1:19:00 New products
1:24:00 Free passes to a cable?
1:27:30 Olympics?
1:31:00 Streetjam
1:33:40 Events
Links:
Depth Charge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FQONJbAGng
Foama: https://www.redbull.com/hu-hu/videos/foama-felix-georgii-dominik-hernler-unchained-
Victor Copenwaken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evum3CYgUQU
Graham Slam: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9I43bABOFo/
PWT Team Challenge Recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Imh6hCz_ixc

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Brooks Wilson | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 65

Grab Matters Podcast

09/10/24 • 171 min

Brooks Wilson was the brand manager of one of the biggest waterski brands in the industry, Radar. We sit down and talk with Brooks about his recent decision to leave that position and venture out on his own to start a business here in Florida. Before Brooks worked for Radar, he was a professional waterskier and has had a tremendous impact on waterskiing, and watersports as a whole. From basically learning to ski with legend Wade Cox to coaching at The Boarding School alongside industry icon Travis Moye, among others. Winching on a waterski, Wilson Bros, contests vs freeskiing, the best selling waterski, being a brand manager, Radar Lake, and skiing on a frozen lake. Hear all that and much more in Episode 65 of the Grab Matters Podcast!
Follow Brooks: https://www.instagram.com/brkswilson/
Thank you to our sponsors:
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Website | https://www.grabmatters.com/
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Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters
Hunter Thane | https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane/
Chapters:
00:00 - 2:30 Intro
3:00 Winching on a waterski (reel)
7:00 Moving back to Florida
8:50 Growing up on the water
19:00 First sponsors
21:30 College skiing
24:00 Entrepreneurial spirit
29:00 Radar/The Wilson Bros
40:00 Tournament skiing
44:30 Signing with MasterCraft
53:00 Radar Nation
1:01:00 End of Wilson Bros
1:07:00 Brand Manager at Radar
1:17:20 LF’n Wheel of Questions
1:32:10 Brand Manager “Role”
1:50:00 Industry talk
1:58:30 Driftline “Deserves Some Love”
2:06:50 Releasable Ski Binding
2:10:00 Leaving Radar
2:20:00 Currently
2:30:40 Cold water skiing
2:33:00 Rapid fire
Links:
Wilson Bros Ripping Radar Style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxiK6Y_suKs
Wilson Bros x MasterCraft: https://vimeo.com/186306728
Stare: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1191711427544326
Skiing on a frozen lake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i1hm5X5PGc
100 consecutive wake crossings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu2iwfxHfJM&t=189s
McConkey: https://unofficialnetworks.com/2024/05/13/the-unofficial-game-of-gnar-the-movie/

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Tad Mathews | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 71

Grab Matters Podcast

11/05/24 • 150 min

Regarded by many as the “Thrasher” of wakeskating, Tad Mathews has done more for the sport than most realize. We sit down with Tad and guest co-host Jake Ramsdell and go over just how deep Tad’s involvement in wakeskating runs. Meeting Kyle Walton, filming, video premieres, winning VOTY, moving to Orlando, Rip City, More Than Machines, Van Life, Remote, Watermonsters, The Wakeskate Mag, ROTY, WeSubsist, pranks and a plethora of great guest questions, hear all that and much more in Episode 71 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Now streaming wherever you find your podcasts.
Follow Tad: https://www.instagram.com/madtathews/
Follow Wesubsist: https://www.instagram.com/wesubsist/
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Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters
Hunter Thane | https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane/
Chapters:
00:00- 1:20 Intro
2:30 Kyle Walton
9:40 Favorite Grab
10:45 Getting into wakeskating
16:45 Biggest inspirations
18:50 Nick Taylor
21:20 Getting into filming
23:40 Premieres
24:50 Moving to Orlando
27:50 LF’n Wheel of Questions
31:20 Guest Question: Keaton Bowlby
34:25 Getting spots ripped
40:45 Attention to detail
44:50 Guest Question: Bammer Rehn
53:00 More Than Machines
56:20 Filming
1:01:50 Choosing music for parts
1:11:00 WeSubsist
1:18:30 Guest Question: T.J. Giesey
1:24:50 Van life
1:33:00 Crews
1:35:00 Divise and conquer
1:41:20 Filming Tips
1:44:00 Remote
1:49:20 The Wakeskate Tour
1:52:45 Guest Question: Reed Hansen
1:58:50 The Wakeskate Mag
2:04:00 ROTY
2:06:10 Favorite video parts
2:07:50 Pranks
2:10:00 Resurgence in wakeskating
2:13:40 Lip Tricks
2:17:00 Currently
Links:
More Than Machines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH0V_HaQ3tg&t=829s
Groveland: https://vimeo.com/120557617
Human Rocket: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRoEu0a3iWQ&t=901s

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Darin Shapiro | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 63

Grab Matters Podcast

08/27/24 • 130 min

Who has won the most wakeboard contests? Who has invented the most tricks? Who has signed one of the largest contracts in wakeboardings history? The answer to all of those questions is Darin Shapiro. Darin got started in watersports before wakeboarding as we know it was even a thing. Starting at the cable, Darin took countless laps on a trick ski, and barefooting, but it wasn’t until “ski boarding” came around that he really started to find some success. Darin was flown out by Herb O’Brien to a contest in Hawaii in 1991, and from there Darins journey in the sport began and had no signs of slowing down. Winning over 70 pro contests, inventing countless tricks, starring in 2 video games, signing one of wakeboardings largest contracts, the speedball, and retiring twice. Hear all that and much more in Episode 63 of the Grab Matters Podcast!
Follow Darin: https://www.instagram.com/darin_shapiro/
Armada JiuJitsu: https://armadabjj.com/
Thank you to our sponsors:
Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/
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WSIA: https://wakeresponsibly.com/
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Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters
Hunter Thane | https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane/
Chapters:
00:00 - 1:40 Intro
3:00 Darin's biggest contract
5:40 Getting started at the cable
14:20 First contest in Hawaii
16:30 Inventing the raley
19:40 Skiboard prototype
23:00 Modifying boards
27:40 Sponsors
31:30 Biggest year
33:15 LF’n Wheel of Questions
39:30 Darin's video game
41:30 Is winning everything?
42:50 Wakeboarding unleashed
45:15 Video parts
49:30 Tricks
54:00 Triples
58:10 Inventing tricks
1:08:20 Driftline “Deserves Some Love”
1:10:55 Scud
1:11:50 Contests
1:17:00 Mindset
1:27:20 Being the “contest guy”
1:32:05 WSIA (Ad)
1:44:20 Retiring
1:48:00 Directional boards
1:50:20 Darin's favorite board
1:53:00 Back problems
2:01:30 Jiu Jitsu
Links:
Hawaii Contest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz8xt9-aVbk
Resurgence: https://vimeo.com/104328103

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