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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