Erik Ruck has been around wakeboarding since its second iteration, and he has had countless video parts and won enough contests to solidify himself as a legend. His opinions are rooted purely in what he thinks is best for wakeboarding, nothing else. We have him back in the booth for another solo episode after we initially chatted with him in Episode 9, before we knew what the hell we were doing. We chat with Ruck about the recent contest Buzzer Beater (no, this isn't an ad, we just thought the contest was that sick), as well as what we feel is a resurgence of momentum towards wakeboarding as a whole. Hear all that and much more in Episode 124 of the Grab Matters Podcast with Erik Ruck!

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Chapters:
00:00 - 13:00 Buzzer Beater
13:30 Contests/Events
19:00 Expensive boats
27:00 Resurgence of wakeboarding 
36:00 Crews
47:00 Pro Model
57:00 LF’n Hot Seat
1:01:00 Cheese
1:03:00 Foil vs Winching 
1:15:20 Slings Hot Takes
1:24:00 Early board sponsors 
1:30:00 Lake Ronix memories 
1:36:00 New tech

Buzzer Beater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHBCeR3aFP4&t=1s
For what its worth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PklOB6ysrcY

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We are sitting down with some of the Outliers crew, Kira Lewis, Daniel Johnson, Brett Powell, and Beaux Wildman for a late August Shop Talk! We also field calls from Parks Bonifay regarding his new contest Buzzer Beater as well Beni Bodoki on what he’s been up to this season in Europe. Hear all that an more with this crew in Episode 15 of Shop Talk from the Grab Matters Podcast!

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Chapters:
00:00 - 5:30 Intro
6:00 Outliers
16:00 Events
23:00 LF’n Hot Seat/Judging
42:00 PWT
48:00 IG Questions
58:00 Call with Parks
1:10:00 Grabs
1:14:30 Slings Hot Takes
1:36:00 Call with Beni
1:54:00 IG Questions
2:05:30 Kiras Whirly
2:08:00 IG Clips
2:16:00 IG Questions/Setup
2:29:00 Guest Question: Hunter Smith

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On a special, and very different episode, today we sit down with 2 of the owners of Shape Obstacles,  Erich Bscheider and Michael Schwab. We dive into the history of Shape, the transition of ownership, and what sets them apart from other feature manufacturers. From materials to design to the team, Michael and Erich touch on the legacy of Shape as well as the future direction of the brand. As a bonus, we also welcome in Massi Piffaretti, Jamie Lopina, Pat Panakos, and Jackson Kaufman, as they swap out about halfway through the pod to talk about the new improvements being made to Nona, including a bunch of new Shape features coming to the park. Hear all that and much more in Episode 123 of the Grab Matters Podcast!

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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:00 Intro
1:40 Favorite grab
2:30 History of Shape
18:40 LF’n Hot Seat
24:00 Shape Team
34:40 Slings Hot Takes
40:30 Shape and Nona
45:00 Massi, Jamie, Pat join
1:12:20 Jackson from Nona

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Ryan Doyle rode for all the brands, and did all the things, so why dont you remember his name? Well, in his own words, he might have been the most forgettable wakeskater there was, but it’s not for a lack of resume. Pro model shoes and wakeskates, hitting down rails others only dream of hitting, living at the projects, wakestock, filming for transgression, kampus, and leaving wakeskating to start a family and build a backyard wake park. Hear all that and much more in Episode 122 of the Grab Matters Podcast with Ryan Doyle!

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Chapters:
00:00 - 2:30 Intro
2:45 Best Grab
5:20 Who is Ryan Doyle?
7:30 LF’n Hot Seat
34:30 Early Days
1:00:00 Early sponsors 
1:25:00 Kampus
1:39:00 The Projects
1:48:30 Gator
1:59:00 Wakestock
2:13:00 Slings Hot Takes
2:30:00 Board tech
2:33:00 Leaving wakeskating 
2:54:00 Backyard wake park

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RGR Recap with Gavin Stuckey, Hannah Littlefield, Conrad McIntosh, Gibson Corcoran, Jackson Tutor, Chase Smith, and Derek VanDenberg.

Time Out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGH9mmN55jQ&list=RDFGH9mmN55jQ&start_radio=1
RGR Details: https://www.grabmatters.com/events1/rgr

Chapters:
00:00 - 34:00 Gavin Stuckey
34:30 Hannah Littlefield
43:00 LF'n Hot Seat
1:00:00 Chase Smith and Jackson Tutor
1:10:00 Slings Hot Takes
1:35:30 Conrad, Gibson, and Derek

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Tanar Pigrenet went all but completely quiet when it came to being in the wakeboard world, but that didn’t come after years and years of riding, traveling, and filming. Originally from Texas Tanar got started riding at 16, and blew his knee out on a tantrum pretty early on, but that didn’t deter him from diving fully into the scene when the opportunity arose. Few ride with as much passion as Tanar does, and it shows on the water. Getting started riding in Texas, moving to California, getting shot with a nerf dart need in the…, family life, what happened with the noodle, sobriety, getting into the fight game, and the west coast influence. Hear all that and much more in Episode 121 of the Grab Matters Podcast with Tanar Pigrenet!

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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:00 Intro
1:10 X Games
2:40 Favorite grab
4:40 Guest Question: Trever Maur
10:00 Early days
29:00 Australia 
34:00 Family life
39:00 Sponsors/Noodle
53:00 “Moving on” from wakeboarding
59:00 LF’n Hot Seat
1:01:00 Sobriety 
1:02:40 Fighting
1:04:30 Slings Hot Takes
1:12:00 Fighting cont. 
1:36:00 West Coast riding 
1:44:00 Setup/Currently
1:47:00 Guest Question: Jacob Sunde

Links: 

Republ1c of Texafornia: Velocity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PW5biE-n7o 2Spicy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwpGnFYapkM&t=249s

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A ton has happened in wakeboarding since the last Shop Talk, so today we are doing our best to cover at least some of it. From the Munich Mash results, PWT stop 1 and 2, IG clips, Foama 2, and a ton more. Hear this diverse squad of Guenther Oka, Campbell and Cooper Scarborough dive into contests, hot takes, video parts, and a whole lot more in Episode 14 of Shop Talk!

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Chapters:
00:00 - 4:20 LF’n Hot Seat
4:40 Munich Mash
18:30 Wakeduel
21:30 PWT
36:00 Brimdana 
52:20 Slings Hot Takes
1:13:40 IG Clips
1:40:00 Foama 2
1:46:00 Patreon Questions
1:49:00 Setups

Links:
Dog Dayz: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/dog-dayz/umc.cmc.176kfsf7cmjmnu7f9vzvb866g
Mash Mens Finals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krei7WlJ0r0
Mash Womens Finals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UaFGofubDc
Mash Best Trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG9xdTEcsgM
Brimdana: https://brimdana.com/
Still Gonna Send It: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQUTUKkDtmw
Foama 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9cyRPbsFGg
La Familia Movie: https://tr.ee/FIuDF5NiJi

Instagram Clips (In order):
https://www.instagram.com/p/DVG77uUiAZb/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DXMmd5wDM0l/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DXR7iEsjAmh/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DXWoi4wDDRc/ 
https://www.instagram.com/p/DXqvQwGEmNq/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DXu83gxTqVi/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DX2NkAns1Ol/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYYMbYuR4MK/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYfHjXDMbX0/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYkjo3CMDzB/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYw-NFjNcBO/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DY7O2QkMars/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZFxqlZDZ5t/?img_index=4
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZVRl-ooT4O/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZXdU_shtO3/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZDjhJ9vPKH/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZsjaSLlhKh/?img_index=2
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZhiCoFoCvL/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DaS5kdDxbj2/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DadxbXYg-hl/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Dah0Ge0Tbiq/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Daqls3EvXPi/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DanQiMvBalh/

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KC Watersports was the 4th full size cable installed in America, and after over 20 years in operation they have a new General Manager, and his name is Todd Allen. We recorded this special episode of the Grab Matters podcast with him and Quinn Silvernale in the pro shop of KC Watersports the day after their first KC Field Party event. We are chatting everything to do with that contest, how Todd got his feet wet with wakeboarding and how he ended up at KC, what modern contests look like, how to build your local community, hot takes, and much more…oh and we ice Todd too. Hear all that and much more in Episode 120 of the Grab Matters Podcast with Todd Allen and Quinn Silvernale, now streaming everywhere you get your podcasts!

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Chapters:
00:00 -1:30 Intro
1:40: KC Field Party 
10:00 Independent Contests
15:30 Who is Todd Allen?
21:00 VWC and rail materials 
30:40 Field Party
42:00 Contest cable speed 
46:30 LF’n Hot Seat
1:01:00 Todd gets iced
1:04:50 Slings Hot Takes
1:18:00 Community and events
1:26:00 Growth of cable in America 
1:46:50 Setups
1:50:00 Valdosta Worlds

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In Episode 3 of Mini Matters we sit down with Reed Hansen, the man behind the build of the X Games X Fest wakeskate pool. From design to build and everything even an unfortunate blowout, and fix to that blowout, we chat everything to do with this man made pool. 

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Wakeboarding and wakeskating were out in full force at X Fest at the X Games in Sacramento this past weekend, and we are breaking it all down. From Reed tre flipping the drop to a pool blowout, this weekend had it all, and the crowd showed up for it. Join Keaton Bowlby, Tre Seneff, Alex Ambs, Jacob Sunde, and Don Wallace as we break down this past weekend in Sacramento in Episode 119 of the Grab Matters Podcast!

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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:30 Intro
1:45 Keaton Bowlby
22:40 Trey Seneff & Alex Ambs
36:00 Slings Hot Takes
39:00 Jacob Sunde
49:30 Don Wallace/LF’n Hot Seat

Links:
Trial & Error: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCp22p2GBkk
How We Doin’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLWDfgmDgZI
Continuance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNdrW8DZGt4

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