From IWWF contest days to being regarded as one of the most stylish riders in the sport, Sam De Haan has had quite the journey in wakeboarding. Getting started in the Netherlands, Sam started riding when parks didn't have many, if any, rails or features. Wearing a helmet, trying air pete 5's, J Star/Jobe, winching "rules", Outbound, what makes for good style, getting recognized in wakeboarding, The Renovation, and the best winter destinations. Hear all this and much more in Episode 96 of the Grab Matters Podcast with Sam De Haan!

Follow Sam: https://www.instagram.com/samdehaan/

Chapters:

00:00 - 1:15 Intro
2:00 Helmets?
7:50 Catching up with Sam
9:30 Early days
14:10 Air Pete 5
17:00 Air tricks
21:00 J star/Jobe
31:40 Sam’s IWWF days 
35:50 Guest Question: Gino Wetzels
47:20 The Netherlands scene
51:00 Best spot to winch?
55:00 The future of winching
1:01:20 LF’n Wheel of Questions
1:11:00 Guest Question: Liam Rundholz
1:19:45 Outbound 
1:37:10 Guest Question: Graeme Burress 
1:44:40 Winching “Rules”
1:51:00 Sponsors
1:55:00 Setup
2:06:20 Slingshot Silhouette Challenge
2:08:30 Guest Question: Sanne Meijer
2:19:40 Bangproof helmets
2:22:00 The Renovation
2:25:40 Thank you’s 

Links:

J Star: https://www.jobesports.com/nl/blog/jobe-jstar-signs-dutch-talented-wakeboard-youngster-sam-de-haan-379/
Outbound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtAhLJT2xzc&t=36s

Thank you for the guest questions!
Gino Wetzels: https://www.instagram.com/ginowetzels/
Liam Rundholz: https://www.instagram.com/liamrundholz/
Graeme Burress: https://www.instagram.com/graemeburress/
Sanne Meijer: https://www.instagram.com/sanne_meijer/

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