Jeff McKee is the Brand Manager for Slingshot, and has been around the industry for over 2 decades. Jeff has won a world championship (yes), seen trends come and go, products evolve, worked for Alliance, and been a part of several wakeboard films. Favorite grab, the covid “boom” and the covid “hangover”, Lipsmack, another Slingshot team movie, the importance of crews, product innovations, letting riders go, how to get sponsored, hear that and much more in Episode 82 of the Grab Matters Podcast, now live on all platforms!

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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:30 Intro
5:00 Favorite grab 
6:00 Trends 
11:30 Guest Question: Oli Derome
20:00 Early days of Slingshot
23:50 First time riding
36:00 Winning Worlds
40:30 Turning pro
43:00 Working for Alliance
46:30 Guest Question: Garrett Cortese
54:00 LF’n Wheel of Questions
1:11:20 Joining Slingshot
1:15:20 Lipsmack
1:18:50 Guest Question: Davis Griffin
1:34:05 Guest Question: Chase Heavener
1:45:00 Slingshot Silhouette Challenge
1:50:30 Pushback on Slingshot/Success
2:02:00 The importance of crews
2:07:00 Innovation with Slingshot
2:18:20 How to get sponsored 
2:30:00 Slingshots brand identity 
2:47:00 Lipsmack 2?
2:54:40 Setup
2:59:40 Guest Question: Adam Sinclair
3:15:00 Patreon questions/thank you’s

Links:
Oli Derome Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xazj_3CcVjY&t=37s
Transgression: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG2rwiFXTfg&t=295s
Lipsmack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn--qNuzI40&t=1514s

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While you could use the words “up and coming” to describe Jacob Sunde, it feels like this kid has been around for a while already. With his west coast roots and gathering influence from the likes of Trever Maur, Josh Twelker, Tyler Higham, and more, it’s no surprise that style comes first with Jacob. Finding a balance within all 3 disciplines, fire alarms, favorite grabs, hot takes, Wake The City, Alamo, contest vs. free riding, and this seasons plans. Hear all that and much more in Episode 81 of the Grab Matters Podcast!

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Chapters: 
00:00 - 3:00 Intro
3:20 Getting into riding 
9:00 Favorite grab
14:20 Taking a break from riding 
16:30 Guest Question: Luke Holmes
26:00 Working at a cable park
28:50 LF’n Wheel of Questions
36:00 Visiting Europe?
42:00 Boat riding
51:20 Setup
1:00:30 Guest Question: Trever Maur
1:06:00 Slingshot Silhouette Challenge
1:08:45 Alamo
1:32:00 Season plans
1:36:10 Hot Takes
1:45:30 Wake The City

Links: 
Scumline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2dCiA9a7Fg&t=1611s
Dog Dayz: https://www.amazon.com/Dog-Dayz-Kaesen-Suyderhoud/dp/B01GGSCT6C
Alamo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZt3fNRu5tY

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Over the past decade no rider has been as dominant as Meagan, with countless podiums on both competitive disciplines (boat and cable), she has constantly been on the forefront of women’s riding for years. Although Meagan has Midwest roots, she moved down to Florida at a very young age to pursue wakeboarding, and has remained in the south ever since. Clear Lake rail park, going pro, switching sponsors, Let Her Rip, landing the KGB 5, marrying your best friend, equal pay, and the cover that never was. Hear all that and much more in Episode 80 of the Grab Matters Podcast! 

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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:40 Intro
3:00 Clear Lake Rail Park
5:20 Moomba Masters
8:20 Favorite rab
12:00 Growing up in Illinois 
31:00 Going pro
33:30 From Ronix to Liquid Force
36:00 Knee Injury 
42:40 Internal vs. external pressure
47:30 Guest Question: Guenther Oka
56:00 LF’n Wheel of Questions
1:01:20 LF’n Wildcard
1:03:00 Nautique to MasterCraft
1:11:20 Let Her Rip
1:15:00 Slingshot Silhouette Challenge
1:16:15 Patreon Question
1:19:10 KGB 5
1:23:00 Setup
1:25:30 Guest Question: Larisa Morales
1:34:00 Women’s boat riding/PWT
1:40:00 Equal pay
1:49:00 A gift from Meagan
1:54:30 Guest Question: Don Wallace 
2:00:20 Up and comers
2:03:00 Contest mindset
2:15:00 Marriage
2:16:00 Biggest career moment 
2:19:00 Guest Question: Rivers Hedrick
2:23:30 The cover that never was
2:34:00 Social media 
2:35:50 Guest Question: Mahallia Budds
2:47:50 2025 Season
2:50:00 Injuries 
2:58:00 Thank you’s

Links:
Brimdana: https://brimdana.shop/
Welcome To The Team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjxVdCS7xNE
Let Her Rip: https://www.mastercraft.com/let-her-rip-movement/

Up and coming girls:
Giulia: https://www.instagram.com/__giulia.castelli__/
Kitt: https://www.instagram.com/thekittsmith/
Nacha: https://www.instagram.com/nachaholscher/
Anna: https://www.instagram.com/annabeardennn/

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Gavin broke his foot, Hunter has to wear a cheese-head, and Dylan pukes milk up on himself, need we say more? In this episode we take a call from the head “boot guy” Jack Schoepp at Ronix about whats going on in the boot market, run through some more industry news like Shaun Murray parting ways with Nautique and some sponsorship changes with riders, we spotlight some of our favorite up and coming riders, hit on where we think the best winter riding destination is, have a debate on “drip” vs. “style”, dive into some board tech/riding tech, and go real deep into some winching clips from Fusion. Hear us talk about all that and MUCH more in Episode 9 of Shop Talk from Grab Matters!

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Chapters:
1:20 Gavins Injury
2:20 Call with “Boot guy” Jack Schoepp
11:45 Murray off Nautique 
15:50 Loic on Hyperlite
17:20 Return of Double Up?
18:50 Plastic Playgrounds is back
20:00 Contest formats
23:00 LF’n Wheel of Questions 
29:00 Instagram Clips
32:30 Stationary wakeboarding device…?
41:30 Up and comers
44:50 Best winter riding spot?
47:50 Drip vs. Style
53:30 Slingshot Slhouette Challenge
55:55 Riders signature tricks
1:01:25 Gavin’s Hot Take
1:05:00 Ollie talk/Trick talk
1:19:45 Patreon Question: Cable Setup
1:25:00 Creativity/IG Questions
1:45:45 Board tech/Feature talk
2:09:00 Fusion winch clips 

Links: 

ROTY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArOI2GFQcYk
How Surfers Get Paid: https://watch.stabmag.com/how-surfers-get-paid/ 
FLYP: https://flypfantasy.com/

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We have recurring guest Dylan Mead in the booth to chat all things wakeboarding, answer some patreon questions, and flip the script on the usual pod. We're changing it up this week and Dylan came prepared with some questions of his own for Hunter, including some about the ins and outs of what its like to run a podcast. Wildest winch kick out stories, riding without a helmet, chugging milk, Grab Matters event coverage, kicker sizes, living in Utah, boarding on a budget, the "progression of a hater", and the Grab Matters x Unit rail. Hear all that and much more in Episode 79 of the Grab Matters Podcast!

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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:40 Intro
2:50 Wildest kick out story
11:50 Favorite winch spot
20:30 Helmets
29:50 LF’n Wheel of Questions
44:00 Diving into Grab Matters
53:00 Event Coverage BTS
1:04:30 Milk Chug
1:07:00 Rockford Ripfest/Event importance 
1:17:40 Slingshot “Silhouette Challenge”
1:19:50 Kicker size matters
1:21:00 Hunter living in Utah
1:30:00 Hexagon ban
1:33:00 Boarding on a budget
1:38:45 Progression of a hater
1:51:30 2025 Events we’re most excited for
1:55:00 Growing the sport?
2:00:00 Dylan working 100 days straight 
2:03:00 Grab Matters cont. 
2:10:00 Grab Matters x Unit Parktech
2:14:50 Kiting

Links:
Discarded Matter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RCgIz3sJGM
ZMT P2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr0EJIQYulM&t=456s
Cosmic Cahoots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-bbfuBREGI
Holofractal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sNs7W0FCtw&t=1024s
Dylan Miller Real Wake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFytpvD1Vy8
Bombhole Helmet Highlight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBJTIiWvlrg&t=307s
Lord of Swagtown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX-P60G-Xcg
Tubular: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX-P60G-Xcg
Buttery Biscuits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S7Wx4OMin8
ZMT Tape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gohcSuZ5IXQ&t=524s
Magnetic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdpPKT-6oDs&t=428s

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Rivers Hedrick may get her name mispronounced at just about every event she rides in, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t one of the biggest names in the cable game right now. Like most in America she got her start behind the boat but quickly switched to riding cable in Atlanta, Georgia at Terminus Wake Park. Learning to ride with the best in the world, almost turning down a Red Bull event invite, finger injuries, contest prep, helmet ticks, boat riding, shooting content, and traveling the world as a girl. Hear all that and much more in Episode 78 of the Grab Matters Podcast!

Follow Rivers: https://www.instagram.com/rivershedrick/

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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:40 Intro
3:00 Favorite grab
6:10 Currently/Why Orlando?
11:00 First time riding
16:50 Guest Question: Chase Andrews
25:30 First Wake The City
28:50 Contrest prep
33:30 Finger injuries 
35:40 LAO
38:15 LF’n Wheel of Questions
43:10 Patreon Question: Contest Formats
47:30 Munich Mash
49:30 WTC Milwaukee 
51:40 Signature Unit Feature
56:50 Patreon Question: Content
1:02:50 ROTY Board
1:06:20 Guest Question: Campbell Scarborough
1:08:20 Helmet check
1:13:30 Patreon Question: Missing podiums 
1:15:15 Boat riding
1:17:30 Guest Question: Meagan Ethell
1:25:00 Setup
1:28:30 Slingshot “Silhouette”
1:30:20 Traveling as a girl
1:34:50 Air tricks vs. winching
1:39:50 Importance of style
1:44:00 Camera setup
1:47:00 Thank you’s  

Links:
Terminus Wake Park: https://terminuswakepark.com/
Munich Mash: https://www.instagram.com/munichmash/?hl=en
Grounded: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQDEwKZ7YRY
Fusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag4g0FyFCgw
ROTY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArOI2GFQcYk
Rivers Vest: https://followbrand.com/collections/vests/products/follow-harmony-impact-vest-black

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How would you go about having a full time job while also traveling the world and shooting some of the best wakeboard and wakeskate athletes out there? Well, Mahallia has been doing just that for years now. Mahallia has an infectious energy and has spent time shooting and riding with some of the best. Growing up in California, doing her first Red Bull shoot, snagging her first cover, traveling to Bali with Nick Taylor, and dealing with burnout. Hear all that and much more in Episode 77 of the Grab Matters Podcast.

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Chapters:
00:00 - 2:00 Intro
5:00 Grabbing on a wakeskate
6:00 California roots
15:20 Why wakeskating?
16:35 College
22:20 Getting into photography
26:15 LF’n Wheel of Questions
31:20 First Red Bull Shoot
39:00 “Amongst The Sierra”
44:20 First cover
47:00 Female in a male dominated industry
51:00 Bali with Nick Taylor & friends
59:10 Europe trip with Felix Georgii
1:12:30 Art of photography
1:21:30 Cable Mag cover
1:25:10 Setup
1:30:00 Snow vs. Wake photography 
1:36:00 Sketchy photography situations
1:38:00 Red Bull Illume
1:59:00 Dealing with “burnout”
2:10:00 Patreon Question: Meagan Ethell
2:19:00 Slingshot “Silhouette”
2:22:00 Guest Question: Nick Taylor
2:28:30 Guest Question: Silas Thurman

Links: Justin Fisher Authentic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=180l0-ZTW3w

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Tom Fooshee was coined by Scott Byerly himself as the "King of Cable", and Tom has the resume to back it up. Getting started in in Texas waterskiing behind the boat, Tom didn't even start riding the cable until many years later when TSR opened. Tom is an eccentric and passionate rider who still follows the sport closely to this day, and has managed to stay in the industry after his professional career came to an end. The Debut, Wakeboarding with Jamie O'Brien, Texas football, contests, signing with Liquid Force, boat vs. cable, winning ROTY, and almost killing a swan while riding. Hear all this and much more in Episode 76 of the Grab Matters Podcast!

Follow Tom: https://www.instagram.com/tomfooshee/

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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:30 Intro
1:45 The Debut
6:00 Meeting Jamie O’Brien
9:30 Wakepants/Favorite Grab
12:00 Texas roots
20:00 Football
26:00 First time riding cable
33:20 Cable contests
43:00 Board sponsors 
46:30 Signing with Liquid Force
49:00 LF’n Wheel of Questions
1:03:40 Guest Q: Gavin Stuckey
1:11:40 “Age gaps” in boarding
1:14:40 Boat vs. Cable
1:20:00 Do air tricks have to be grabbed?
1:24:00 ROTY Board
1:28:10 Winning ROTY
1:33:30 LF Team Manager 
1:42:00 Losing to Daniel Grant
1:43:00 Current “King of the cable”
2:01:20 “2025” Debut
2:05:00 Favorite cables
2:12:00 Patreon Questions
2:16:30 Cable growth in the U.S.
2:19:00 Guest Question: Victor Imondi
2:22:00 T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds 
2:26:00 Should judges ride the setup?
2:29:00 Ollieing a bird…?
2:33:30 Competitive mind games
2:41:45 Setup
2:49:20 Oh Come On Man
2:54:00 When you know its over

Links: 
The Debut: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-debut/umc.cmc.45jprfxyp7s1fit4qk8ib4lck 
Pedro Caldas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0Fh7j9z678&t=429s

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Jimmy LaRiche is a former pro rider who still cares about wakeboarding today just as much as he was when he was riding. Starting on the cable at Ski Rixen in south Florida, Jimmy made a transition to boat pretty smoothly. Wakeboarding with Tom Brady, riding with Adam Errington, getting mentored by Erik Ruck, winning Brostock, several pro models, board tech, ROTY pick, transitioning from a rider to a salesman, and moving to Oregon. Hear all that and much more in Episode 75 of the Grab Matters Podcast with Jimmy LarRiche. 

Follow Jimmy: https://www.instagram.com/jim_shot_it/

Thank you to our sponsors:
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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:40 Intro
3:40 Tom Brady
15:40 First time riding
19:10 Ski Rixen
24:00 Boat riding
25:00 Guest Question: Adam Errington
32:30 Erik Rucks Mentorship 
37:20 2008 Brostock
42:00 Early sponsors 
45:20 Brandon Meek vs. Jimmy LaRiche
48:50 LF’n Wheel of Questions
53:17 Pro Models
57:50 Board tech
1:03:55 Getting dropped
1:07:30 Sponsors
1:17:50 Nautique 
1:22:00 Ending your pro career 
1:29:30 Moving to Oregon
1:37:00 ROTY
1:40:30 Setup
1:47:00 Patreon Questions
1:49:40 Guest Question: Rusty Malinoski
1:54:00 Patreon Questions
1:56:00 Unicycling across Florida…?
2:00:00 Rails on PWT?
2:06:00 “Cheers To Summer” edit
2:08:40 Red Bull in Miami

Links:
Incomplete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W-SKoK8zrI
Christmas Special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evu5AEDbEpE&t=389s
Cheer To Summer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAp61f1ibMo

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Parks Bonifay, Shane Bonifay, and Erik Ruck reunite for the Pointless Posse Christmas Special! Complete with 2 bottles of egg nog, the boys reminisce on some of their favorite stories from the Pointless days, as well as chat about the present and future of wakeboarding. The Mt. Rushmore of style, PWT/LAO Predictions, New X Star, Pointless vs. La Familia, ROTY, Wakestock Canada stories, Sketchy rails, and plenty of egg nog. Hear all that and much more in the 8th installment of Shop Talk, the Pointless Christmas Special, this is one you're not going to want to miss!

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Follow Shane Bonifay: https://www.instagram.com/withshanebonifay
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Follow Hunter Thane: https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane

Thank you to this Episodes sponsor:
Use Code FESTIVE15 for an additional 15% off LF Gear!
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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:00 Intro
1:15 Mt. Rushmore of Style
15:30 PWT/LAO Predictions
25:40 New X Star
29:14 LF’n Wheel of Questions
45:30 Pointless vs. La Familia
54:40 New Age in Media
59:50 ROTY talk
1:03:20 Should Chad have won 2004 X Games?
1:08:30 Wakestock Canada
1:17:10 X Star in Parks pool
1:22:30 Board tech/rail riding
1:29:20 How do you stand out today?
1:43:00 Parks Gift
1:49:30 Ruck vs. Federation
2:05:00 Sketchiest rails
2:15:30 Mark Kenney
2:19:00 Chris O'shea 
2:23:00 Building personal brands
2:33:00 More eggnog
2:35:00 ROTY

Links:
Steve Wahlman: https://www.facebook.com/wakesportshalloffame/videos/steve-wahlman-for-what-its-worth/303470717295979/
Double ROTY: https://alliancewake.com/wake/2002-riders-of-the-year-parks-bonifay-randall-harris

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