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Dave Wingerter is an aerospace engineer, a brand manager and vice president of HO Skis, and a pro water skier. He's been leading the Syndicate design Team for 10+ years, and has gracefully overseen some of the best water ski product designs of the past decade. Take a few min to listen to this in depth discussion between MB and DW. HOSports.com

Bob LaPoint, true life Hero that changed my life - The year is 1987. The World has 2,700,000,000 less people than it does today, the Giants beat John Elway in the Super Bowl, Richard Branson makes the first Transatlantic flight in a Hot Air Balloon (2,790 miles) & Freddy Krueger is a serial killer....and a 3 event skier. I remember that Plane flight like it was last year though, because it was my first time in an Airplane. Scared, excited, and eagle eyeing out the window harder than anyone in history...there was soooo much to see!!!! And everything looked unlike anything I'd ever seen before....houses, roads, lakes, mountains....all the stuff I'd already become familiar with in my 8 years of life....but it all looked so different from up here. As we made our approach into West Palm Beach Int'l Airport, I remember looking out the window and pointing to the trees and asking my dad "DAD DAD, look at those trees!!!....they look like pine trees!!??...how is that possible??!" See, on the west coast, in my world

Benny Stadlbaur, who just tied teammate Nick Adams for 4th at the Moomba Masters in Australia, is one of a kind. He's funny, sometimes loud, and very analytical, yet when its all on the line, he can charge just as hard as anyone else in the world. This is yet another conversation between MB and a Syndicate team member, from the Syndicate testing summit at The Ridge in California last September. To see what Benjamin's up to, take a peek at his insta and give him a follow: www.instagram.com/benystadlbaur

Matteo Luzzeri is professional water skier (Team Syndicate), tournament organizer (San Gervasio ProAm, Italy) and pretty much has his PhD in Sports Psychology...he's also got his own podcast: The Water Ski Podcast - http://www.thewaterskipodcast.com This past September, MB sat down with Matteo in the Motorhome for this little chat.

Chris Parrish is a giant among giants.  The Tower has won the Moomba Masters.  He's won the Masters, twice.  He's a 7 time national champion and a 4 time World Record Holder. Ever since his debut as a pro skier at the 1996 nationals, in the open men slalom division, Parrish has been a consistent threat in the slalom course.  His technique has been studied by anyone who cares to understand the way skiing works.  He's got too many accomplishments to list.  And his character, well....he is probably one of the most unique and genuine folks in the sport.  Its hard not to like Chris Parrish....and this sit down chat with MB is Parrish at his best. Hope you all enjoy!

Wade Cox was one of the most dominant water skiers in the history of the sport. He was the ProTour Champion in 1995 and 1996, 3-time Masters Champion, earned 47 Professional Slalom Titles, and was inducted into the Water Ski Hall of Fame in 2012. To be honest, Wade inspired countless skiers throughout his years on the Pro Tour and on ESPN. The rivalry between Wade and Andy Mapple was unmatched....and unfortunately for the rest of the slalom skiers at the time, the two of these guys were almost unbeatable. Out of a run of 60 pro events, Andy won 29, Wade won 22, and the rest of the field only won 9. It is our great honor to get to share this full interview with you. We hope you enjoy one of the greatest characters the sport has ever seen!

Stephen Neveu could be one of the tallest pro water skiers to ever grace the slalom course....he's also Canadian... He sat down with MB at the California ProAm in the Motorhome for a few minutes.

This past September, at the CaliPro Am, Terry Winter joined MB in the motorhome right after running 2 @ 41 off to take the final spot into the sunday finals.  Take a listen, subscribe, share, and let us know what else you want to hear!

Between rounds at the 2019 California ProAm, MB got to sit down with Matteo Luzzeri for a few.  Unfortunately, the camera on Matteo ran out of battery, so we filled in the last few minutes with some 2018 HO Skis film footage of Matteo, for all you visual people out there...

At the 2019 California ProAm, at Diablo Shores, MB got to sit down with World Champ Freddie Winter, from Great Britain.  

Matteo is back, dropping in on us from Italy, the night before he leaves for the Mediterranean Games on the Mediterranean Sea this weekend. It was nearly midnight when we started recording, so we tried to keep this one short and sweet.  Topics covered in this episode: Mental Preparation: -Matteo discusses 3 simple tips/tools that you can implement today, to improve your consistency and overall performance New Skill Development: -Matteo discusses some of the hurdles skiers encounter when trying to improve their skiing, as well as one simple approach that can help you get over whatever hurdle you may be currently facing. Personal Success: -Being a student, and ranked top 5 in the world as an overall athlete (slalom/trick/jump combined), The Professor shares his secret for success on the water when time demands are at their limit. San Gervasio ProAm, July 6-8: -Matteo talks about his upcoming ProAm in Italy, already in its 5th year, and some of the reasons for taking on such a challenge as well as what you can e

  Coming at you from a different angle this week, with 3 folks that are well versed in the ways of fitness, specifically CrossFit. Brooke Ence is a CrossFit Games competitor, and she's twice as strong as you'll ever be.  Her husband, Marston, works for CrossFit Media, was an Olympic hopeful, and is the most funny least assuming person you'll ever meet.  Tommy Marquez is producer for CrossFit Media, a host on the CrossFit Games update shows and a wealth of knowledge and wisdom.  Getting to sit down with these 3 for 30 min was a treat.  Some of the topics we discussed are below: -Lake Life -Lake Powell -Brooke Ence - CrossFit Games, Wonder Woman, Good Morning America -Bad Moustaches -Water Skiing and CrossFit -Olympic Luge -CrossFit Games -Overcoming Challenges -Common threads between CrossFit and Lake Life   To find out more about these guys and CrossFit, or to keep track of them moving forward, here are some links   crossfitgames.com Brooke's Instagram Marston's Instagram Tommy's Instagram  

This week I had the chance to get on a call with John Horton, the founder and owner of www.BallOfSpray.com.   I've known John since I was a kid, and this was fun to kinda not worry about the clock (this one is long....) and just talk about whatever we felt like.  Topics covered: -BallOfSpray -State of the Sport of Water Skiing -Pro Skiing -Growing the Sport -Man Made Ski Lakes (his father built the first man-made water ski lake, ever) -Technique and mechanics of skiing -Pork Tacos and Coronas   Let us know what you think and give us some suggestions on who you might wanna hear next on the Podcast! Thanks for listening guys!  

Wade Cox is one of the greatest water skiers of all time.  He became the youngest skier to ever win a Pro Event, and held that honor for over 2 decades.  Wade has been involved with HO Skis for 30 years, and continues to teach and coach water skiing at the Orlando Water Sports complex, as well as traveling clinics around the country.  We got to discuss everything from how he got his start in the sport, to who inspired and pushed him to become the skier and person he is today.   Hope you enjoy this one, and let us know who you want on the podcast in the future!

Cooper Marley is 12.  He is the son of Comedian Bob Marley, and he's also a die hard water skier....I think he might actually love it more than I do!!   Coop had a school project for a class, on the topic of Changemakers, so he decided to call me up.  Why?...I dunno.  As humans, there is an innate desire to do what we can to make the world a better place.  We wanna leave it better than we found it.  But most people don't have any idea how to accomplish that.  There's no "right way"  and there's not really a road map to follow.  I am one of those "most people", as I'm still trying to figure out how to become a change maker.  But, Cooper is 12, and I'd say he's well on his way. This is a phone conversation between Cooper in Maine, and me in California, so the audio is not idea, but I think its more than good enough. Let me know what you think of this episode, and what you might want to see more of down the road! Some of the questions/topics covered:   What inspired me to want to be a change maker in water ski

Bailey Austin is a Jr Moomba Masters Slalom Champion, a Jr Malibu Open Champion, a Jr US Open Champion and a National Champion.  In addition to being bhaaaad on the water, she's also a very cool individual.  AND, she had a breakout season, ending up on the podium with some of the best women water skiers in the World. Make sure you subscribe to the FlowPoint Podcast, and share if you enjoy this.  Also, give us feedback so we know how we're doing.