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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