Erik Ruck has been around wakeboarding since its second iteration, and he has had countless video parts and won enough contests to solidify himself as a legend. His opinions are rooted purely in what he thinks is best for wakeboarding, nothing else. We have him back in the booth for another solo episode after we initially chatted with him in Episode 9, before we knew what the hell we were doing. We chat with Ruck about the recent contest Buzzer Beater (no, this isn't an ad, we just thought the contest was that sick), as well as what we feel is a resurgence of momentum towards wakeboarding as a whole. Hear all that and much more in Episode 124 of the Grab Matters Podcast with Erik Ruck!

Follow Erik: https://www.instagram.com/erikruck/

Thank you to this shows sponsors! 
Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/ 
Slingshot: https://slingshotsports.com/

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Chapters:
00:00 - 13:00 Buzzer Beater
13:30 Contests/Events
19:00 Expensive boats
27:00 Resurgence of wakeboarding 
36:00 Crews
47:00 Pro Model
57:00 LF’n Hot Seat
1:01:00 Cheese
1:03:00 Foil vs Winching 
1:15:20 Slings Hot Takes
1:24:00 Early board sponsors 
1:30:00 Lake Ronix memories 
1:36:00 New tech

Buzzer Beater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHBCeR3aFP4&t=1s
For what its worth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PklOB6ysrcY

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