Once rooted in Miami, the Zuupack members have now spread out across the country, with Maxx being one of the last to remain where the group started. While Maxx might not claim himself to be the leader of the Zuupack, it is clear that his creative vision has helped the crew get to where they are today. Recently taking more trips internationally, and spending a good bit of time exploring the United States (including a 7,700 mile road trip), Maxx has a lot of experience both as a rider in the industry, as well as getting a look behind the scenes when he worked at a dealership. Euro scene vs. American scene, the creation of the Zuupack, getting in with Slingshot and Mystic, events in the states, content, Argentina, and a 7,700 mile long trip across America. Hear all that and much more in Episode 91 of the Grab Matters Podcast!

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Follow Zuupack: https://www.instagram.com/zuupack/

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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:10 Intro
1:40 First time to Germany
4:40 US Vs. Euro scene
9:30 First time getting on the water
14:00 Miami
16:30 Creation of the Zuupack
29:00 Patreon Question: Zuu’s best filmer
31:00 Slingshot x Zuupack
33:00 How does Zuupack get paid?
37:50 LF’n Wheel of Questions
41:00 Gift from Maxx
43:00 Guest Question: Adam Sinclair
44:00 Working at Miami Nautique 
52:30 Setup
57:00 Slingshot Silhouette Challenge
1:00:00 Plastic Playgrounds
1:04:00 Events in America
1:07:00 Content
1:11:30 Argentina
1:17:20 Future of Zuu
1:23:30 Cross Country Zuu trip

Links:
Welcome to the Zuu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKf1XMkJSt4
Pampa: https://www.instagram.com/pampacablepark/?hl=en
Molino: https://molinowakepark.com

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Danny Harf was the first rider to ever land a 1260, won the X Games 3 times in a row (4 total), invented the Blind Pete, won ROTY, and racked up countless other accolades over his 2 decade career in wakeboarding. We talk with Danny about the years with the stacked Hyperlite team of the early 2000’s, riding with Randall Harris, the switch to Ronix, 6 figure contracts, creating the One board, landing the 1080 and 1260, and switching from an athlete but remaining in the industry. Hear all that and much more in Episode 90 of the Grab Matters Podcast!

Harmony Fund: https://givesendgo.com/RandallHarris?utm_source=sharelink&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=RandallHarris

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Chapters: 

00:00 - 1:00 Intro
1:10 Method talk
4:00 Cali kid
7:30 First boat/living on the lake
9:15: Guest Question: Erik Ruck
13:00 Danys worst slam
18:00 Rails in boat contests?
20:40 First sponsors
30:00 Early Hyperlite team
32:00 Getting on Fox
40:00 Ronix origin story
47:50 Patreon Question: Fav. Premier graphic
49:00 The Ronix One board
58:50 LF’n Wheel of Questions
1:03:15 Guest Question: Sean Kilgus
1:05:00 Randall memories
1:11:40 XGames
1:16:00 Contest riding
1:18:20 Guest Question: Garrett Cortese
1:26:00 1080 vs. 1260
1:36:30 Slingshot Silhouette Challenge 
1:39:00 Tricks that got away?
1:41:20 Blind Pete 
1:43:50 Setup
1:49:50 Best boat wakes?
1:53:30 Currently 

Links:

Harmony Fund: https://www.givesendgo.com/RandallHarris
Pointless Incomplete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W-SKoK8zrI&t=2151s
Matters: https://alliancewake.com/wake/matters-randall-harris/

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From directing and producing Lipsmack to becoming a YouTuber and day trader, we are sitting down with a very outspoken guest today Patrick Wieland. Growing up in Florida Patrick was initially hooked on wakeskating and everything it had to offer, quickly picking up a camera after dogging on how all of the current videos looked. After getting an in with the industry, Patrick worked his way around, filming with some of wakeboardings best riders, making friends, and enemies, along the way. Being an internet troll, Nike, working at Alliance, shooting at the Projects, Shredtown, Lipsmack, Mugshots, leaving the industry, and day trading. Hear all that and much more in Episode 89 of the Grab Matters Podcast!

Follow Patrick: https://www.instagram.com/patrickwielandinc/

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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:10 Intro
2:00 Favorite grab
3:45 Being an internet troll
8:00 Wakeskating
16:00 First time shooting with Rusty
20:00 Nike in wakeboarding 
22:00 Alliance years/Partying 
29:00 Projects days
32:30 BTS of the wake industry 
47:00 LF’n Wheel of Questions
56:00 Working with Slingshot
1:03:00 Shredtown
1:16:50 Lipsmack
1:26:40 Slingshot Silhouette Challenge
1:30 Favorite riders to film
1:34:00 Leaving the industry 
1:42:00 Starting YouTube
1:56:00 Mugshot

Links: Garrett Cortese on Randall: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLx3TNwu_HV/?img_index=1 

Bobs GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/bob-sichel-battle-fund 

Bobs Sichel Consolidating: https://vimeo.com/139288756 

Lipsmack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn--qNuzI40 

Under Construction: https://vimeo.com/134679162

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Hunter and Dylan kick off this pod with recapping what the return of BROstock was like, sparing no details on the road to brostock, as well as the event site, riders, welcome dinner, and much more. After that, Hunter sits down with the brand director of Liquid Force, Don Wallace, to chat about what it was like to bring back this historic event, why BROstock was first created, and everything that went into the planning and execution of BROstock 2025. We cap the pod off with a quick chat with one of the judges from Munich Mash, Alex Aulbach, and poke his brain on what when down this past weekend in Germany. Hear all this and more in Episode 88 of the Grab Matters Podcast!

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Chapters:
00:00 - 5:00 Intro/Road to BROstock
5:10 Big Air Purse
6:30 Road to BROstock cont. 
8:00 Double Up Practice Friday
10:20 Riders Dinner
13:00 Format
17:00 Judging
23:20 Luca Kidd Wins
29:00 Finals
33:08 Don Wallace 
33:30 BROstock’s origins 
41:00 Why Lake Lanier?
48:20 How did it go?
1:00:00 Chat with Alex Aulbach

Links:
BROstock 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe8D2mSQ2I8&t=30706s
Munich Womens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYDIUDaur0M&t=2729s
Munich Mens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaSEQM8VGuw&t=922s

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Dave AV is the best drone filmer in wakeboarding, and has racked up an impressive resume of both riding, and filming. Getting his start in the UK both on a wakeboard and with a drone, Dave quickly solidified himself as the go to guy for drone filming. Working with the biggest names in our sport like Pedro Caldas, Parks Bonifay, Graeme Burress, and Trent and Gavin Stuckey just to name a few. Oh Come On Man, spiderman at CWC, quitting his office job to pursue filming, drone tips and tricks, NBD's, board trends, the current state of wakeboarding, and hot takes. Hear all that and much more in Episode 87 of the Grab Matters Podcast with Dave AV. 

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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:30 Intro
2:45 Oh Come On Man
6:00 Spiderman at CWC
7:00 How Dave got into riding
11:00 Working an office job and hating it
16:30 First drone
19:40 LF’n Wheel of Questions
31:20 Guest Question: Liam Peacock
33:15 Guest Question: Ryan Peacock
39:30 Hiatus from YouTube
42:50 Day in the life of filming a contest
50:20 Guest Question: Joe Battleday
53:45 What makes drone filming good or bad?
56:50 Drone/Board Setup
1:06:20 NBD’s
1:14:50 Guest Question: Madison White
1:18:00 Big boards and trends
1:22:00 Slingshot Silhouette Challenge
1:25:00 Being a filmer and a rider
1:27:00 Guest Question: Trent Stuckey
1:31:40 Relationship with DJI
1:33:00 Drone talk
1:40:40 Patreon Question: Make a movie
1:48:00 Drone tips
1:50:00 Filming wakesurfing 
1:53:40 Choosing which contests to go to
1:57:00 Current state of wakeboarding 
2:00:00 Hot Takes
2:09:00 Underrated riders

Guest Questions:
Liam Peacock: https://www.instagram.com/liamxpeacock/
Ryan Peacock: https://www.instagram.com/ryanxpeacock/
Joe Battleday: https://www.instagram.com/joe_battleday/
Madison White: https://www.instagram.com/madisonwhitexx/
Trent Stuckey: https://www.instagram.com/trentstuckey/

Links:
Daves YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DaveAv/videos
1000MPH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQT78cpoFZs&t=1184s

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Gibby Corcoran is a snowboarder from Grand Rapids, lapping the tow ropes of Cannonsburg in the winter and taking countless laps at Action Wake Park in the summer. Gibby snowboarded for his first time on a plastic step in board at a local sledding hill, then quickly progressed the following years. Dry start disasters, spot selection, how winching is viewed in the industry, why more snowboarders don't wakeboard, filming with Sinister, sitting on clips, heavy slams, and the dunk that never was. Hear all that and much more in Episode 86 of the Grab Matters Podcast!

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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:00 Intro
2:15 Dry start disaster 
6:10 Guest Question: Hannah Littlefield
10:00 Starting snowboarding 
11:50 First time wakeboarding 
14:00 Does wakeboarding help with snowboarding?
19:50 Wakeboard sponsors?
21:00 LF’n Wheel of Questions
26:00 P2 by ZMT
29:00 Can a full part have park clips?
30:30 Core or not core?
33:10 Nature of Offense
44:00 Spot selection/repeated spots
54:00 Winching in the wakeboard industry 
1:05:30 Why don’t more snowboarders wakeboard?
1:07:20 Slingshot Silhouette Challenge 
1:08:10 Guest Question: Ava Peterson
1:13:35 Guest Question: Colin Pitts
1:16:30 Wakeboarding vs. Snowboarding 
1:21:45 Culture
1:26:00 Filming in wakeboarding 
1:29:50 Guest Question: Samy Kautner
1:35:15 Guest Question: Gavin Stuckey
1:41:50 Setup
1:44:00 This past winter
1:56:00 Sitting on clips
2:01:30 Never Summer wakeboards
2:02:10 Guest Question: Adam Sinclair
2:03:30 The dunk that never was
2:09:00 Thank you’s 

Guest Questions:
Hannah Littlefield: https://www.instagram.com/hannah_littlefield/
Ava Peterson: https://www.instagram.com/ayvbruh_/
Colin Pitts: https://www.instagram.com/colin.pitts/
Samy Kautner: https://www.instagram.com/samykautner/
Gavin Stuckey: https://www.instagram.com/gavinstuckey/
Adam Sinclair: https://www.instagram.com/sinclair972/

Links:
Nature of Offense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTDqX8pmFFc
Testing Elevated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCRoEnsDBhI
Rated R: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duVCWMkhuis

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Mark Heger is a wakeboarder and all around enthusiast of towed watersports. Forging his roots in Texas, Mark initially began boat riding, quickly forming an obsession with the sport. After years of riding Mark realized wakeboarding was a lifestyle he loved, and never wanted to leave it. Being a man of faith Mark has decided to merge both aspects of his life, faith and wakeboarding, into one, and created Wakewell. Hear all this and much more in Episode 85 of the Grab Matters Podcast!

Follow Mark: https://www.instagram.com/markheger/

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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:00 Intro
1:20 Favorite grab
3:00 Marks roots
19:30 Why Mark is in Florida
22:10 LF’n Wheel of Questions
32:40 Announcing 
50:00 Livestream or not?
54:00 Patreon Question: Best contest?
1:00:00 Contest scene
1:08:00 Gift from Mark
1:14:20 Wakeboard Trivia
1:27:10 Slingshot Silhouette Challenge
1:28:30 Wakewell
1:38:00 Women on the tour?
1:51:30 Wake Awards
1:57:00 The state of wakeboarding in 2025
2:00:00 Ranking ginger/tall wakeboarders
2:05:20 Setup
2:08:00 Patreon Questions
2:14:00 Thank you’s 

Wakewell: https://www.wakewell.org/ 

Texas Chondros: https://www.texaschondros.com/ 

BROstock: https://brostock.com/

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Freddie and Joel both just won masters, so you know we’re talking about that, but we’re also getting into a bunch of other topics. Like how to make money waterskiing, trick skiing scoring/trick values, who we think has the most “on water” time, waterski media and how it compares to wakeboard media, social media/influencers values to brands, onlyfans, and a whole lot more. Plus, the guys rip smelling salts to start the pod, and eat a Malort candy midway through. Hear all this and much more in Episode 84 of the Grab Matters Podcast!

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Follow Brooks (if you want): https://www.instagram.com/brkswilson/

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Malibu Just Ride Tour: https://www.malibuboats.com/just-ride-tour

Chapters
00:00 - 1:00 Intro
1:15 Masters recap
16:00 Making money waterskiing
24:20 Wakeboarding at the masters
27:00 Water time
32:30 Return to Baseline/Events
39:30 LF’n Wheel of Questions
57:40 Age in waterskiing
58:00 Trick values
1:05:45 Malibu Just Ride Tour
1:06:00 Malort candy…?
1:09:00 How to be a pro waterskier
1:21:50 Slingshot Silhouette Challenge
1:26:10 Patreon Question
1:27:30 Waterski media
1:40:00 Catch up with Brooks
2:00:00 Social Media
2:16:00 Season preview

Links
Return to Baseline: https://www.baselinewaterski.com/
Brostock: https://brostock.com/
Malibu Just Ride Tour: https://www.malibuboats.com/just-ride-tour

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Have you ever spent tens of thousands of dollars and countless hours on a film, only for it not to be met with the reaction you thought it would have been? Today we chat with Sean Kilgus, the producer of countless wakeboard films, including The Butter Effect, Defy, and Prime. We are talking with him about how he got into film making, how much a high production value movie costs to make, how he navigated his career, some good Randall Harris stories, and ultimately why he decided to step away from filmmaking. Hear all that and much more in Episode 83 of the Grab Matters Podcast! 

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BFY Films: https://www.instagram.com/bfywakefilms/

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Slingshot: https://slingshotsports.com/

Chapters:

00:00 - 1:00 intro
1:10 First days riding 
4:50 Favorite grab
6:10 Prime 2?
16:00 Getting into filming
21:30 Concussion Project
28:40 Guest Question: Danny Harf
30:00 Defy
37:30 Mexico trip 
50:30 LF’n Wheel of Questions
1:05:40 Defy cont. 
1:19:00 Helicopters/Close calls
1:33:00 Slingshot Silhouette Challenge 
1:39:00 Prime and how it was received in the industry
2:11:30 Media currently 
2:20:30 Single greatest moment filming
2:27:50 Randall stories
2:36:20 Thank you’s

Links:
BFY Films: https://bfyactionfilmsmedia.com/action-sports/
Defy: https://www.amazon.com/Defy-Danny-Harf/dp/B007QIKZ4A
Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Prime-Wake-Movie-Danny-Harf/dp/B00PJRDMPY

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Langenfeld Open is going down this Saturday, May 17th and the boys are diving deep into the layout of the event, some of our picks, and a whole lot more, including an interview with Wasserski Langenfelds very own Benni Suess! Join Guenther Oka and Daniel Johnson as we go over not only LAO, but do a preview of the PWT this year, watch the new edit “Elsewhere”, recap Maps of Florida, answer a bunch of your Patreon and Instagram questions, and get into much more in Episode 10 of Shop Talk by Grab Matters. 

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Follow Daniel: https://www.instagram.com/djohnsonwake/
Follow Benni: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminsuess/
Follow Hunter: https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane/

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Chapters:
00:00 - 00:45 Intro
1:00 - 8:40 “Elsewhere” edit
8:50 LAO Layout Preview
17:00 LAO Picks
23:15 LF’n Wheel of Questions/Milk Chug
33:10 Clips
36:40 Boat vs. cable choices..?
41:20 Call with Benni Suess
1:05:45 Slingshot Silhouette Challenge
1:11:00 PWT Preview
1:15:00 DJ on a TV show..?
1:20:00 Rails back on tour?
1:23:40 BROstock deets/Patreon Questions
1:26:40 Best custom paint jobs in wake
1:34:20 Maps of Florida
1:42:30 Instagram questions

Links:
Bob Sichel Gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/bob-sichel-battle-fund
LAO Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdVpP8u2O0o
Elsewhere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PApMelh4ME
FLYP Fantasy League: https://play.flypfantasy.com/leagues/wakefantasybygrabmatters
Pilot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc73poWJRVQ
Consolidating with Bob Sichel: https://vimeo.com/139288756
Lords of Swagtown: https://vimeo.com/122856730
Swagtown 2: https://unleashedwakemag.com/swagtown-2/2016/11/19/
BROstock: https://brostock.com/

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