If you know Nick Taylor you probably won’t be surprised that this podcast is over 4 hours long, and if you dont know Nick, well you’re in for a treat. Nick Taylor is one of the best wakeskaters to ever do it, with countless video parts, contest wins, and photos, Nick has done just about all you can do in wakeskating. With Nick being a detail oriented story teller, he spares no tale when it comes to his long career in the industry. Landing the first 360 flip, wakeskating.com, Nike, Byerly, Sil...

Wakeboarding is small, winching is an even smaller part of that, and Hannah got into both within quick succession of one another. What happens when you get invited to go winching but can’t really ollie yet? You go to the cable and learn. Hannah Littlefield is a great example of someone who doesn’t get lost in the details of boarding, as seen by some of her riding setups over the years. Broken binding? Open toe rental boots at a winch spot? Board not waxed? No problem. Winching before you’re h...

Jack Schoepp is what you call the “boot guy” at Square One, but he didn’t get there by just being an engineer with a fascination for footwear. Jack is a lifelong wakeboarder, and a damn good one at that. Getting his start in the midwest Jack knows how to milk the most out of the Wisconsin riding season. The expensive boat myth, college wake scene, Fort Fremont, competition in the boot space, getting the job with square one, and boat brand CULTure. Hear all this and much more in Episode 113 of...

Nick Davies is a wakeboarder who does not care what you think of his riding, and that's not in a pretentious way, its simply in a “I’m having more fun than you can imagine” way, and its refreshing. Getting started on cables with little to no features Nick mastered the art of air tricks and developed a playful and bouncy style on the water. The 2009 World Championships, pink helmets, turning pro, a heavy knee injury, riding on broken boards, The Debut, and retiring while still having a passion...

In Episode 2 of Mini Matters we sit down with Rivers Hedrick to get a brief preview of LAO, winning ROTY, plans for the 2026 season, and what she’s up to now that her home park Terminus closed. We also dive into pro shops and run through some thoughts and ideas she has on how to continue to establish them as “home bases” for the wakeboard community. Follow Rivers: https://www.instagram.com/rivershedrick/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcast Grab Matters Website: ...

Today we have put together a heater of a squad, a group that could be argued as having some of the most wakeskate knowledge of any. Keaton Bowlby, Nick Taylor, Tad Matthews, and T.J. Giesey dive into wakeskate history, as well as announce that wakeskating and wakeboarding will be a feature at the X-Games this summer in Sacramento. Hear us dive deep into winching, history, spot stories, and so much more in Episode 13 of Shop Talk! Follow Keaton: https://www.instagram.com/keatonbowlby/ Follow N...

When it comes to boat riding, J.K. Mullins is a breath of fresh air. If the boat is pulling him forward he is doing something with his board and the water, downtime doesn’t exist for J.K. Hailing from Tennessee and combining his snowboard roots with his variety of watersports past has led J.K. to approach his riding differently than most. Almost getting a gun pulled on you by a fisherman, sock tech, bare footing, kink rails, park crew, EMT stories, less than 5, FatSac shoots, and the eternal ...

Max Van Helvoort is on a short list of elite talent when it comes to riding both a wakeboard (cable/boat/winch) and a snowboard. In an episode that isn’t short of energy, or laughs, we chat with him about Japan grabs, the triple rodeo, the wakeboard “double cork”, finding crack in his room, O’Brien, winching, contests, TOTY, injuries, and how he has recently shifted his mindset and is truly enjoying riding again. Hear all that and much more in Episode 110 of the Grab Matters Podcast with Max ...

We have the second ever guest on Grab Matters, Daniel Jarrett, and joined by a staple of the show, Garrett Cortese, down in Orlando to chop it up. We are talking women being back on the PWT, Olympics 2032, WSIA Summit recap, Cable/Boat etiquette, brand imaging, Terminus, and a preview of the 2026 season. Hear all that and much more in Episode 12 of Shop Talk! Follow Daniel: https://www.instagram.com/danielstorzjarrett/ Follow West Rock Wake Park: https://www.instagram.com/westrockwakepark/ Fo...

When breaking your neck isn’t the wake up call you needed, what is? In today’s episode we explore a different side of wakeboarding, the side many are likely familiar with, the side of the rider who tried to “go pro” but never quite reached the top. Derek Huntoon is what you would call a boarder through and through, summers at the cable and winters on the hill. An unreal slam, riding rails before cables were around, being flow for just about every major brand, alcohol and boarding, breaking yo...