real pro wakeskaters?

greg van wagnen · Posted: Sep 28, 2003 11:14 pm Post subject: real pro wakeskaters?

hey i know that like shawn murry and all the big pro wakeboarders dont have real jobs but does anyone know if like the big pro wakeskaters have real jobs or do they totaly live off of wakeskating?

Michael Manzer · Posted: Sep 28, 2003 11:18 pm Post subject:

grubb does for sure... lucky him
and think thomas also, with the exception of working at cassette and linear (but thats an awesome job anyways)
not sure of anyone else

Dave Barousse · Faceplant Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 5

Aaron Reed works at The Wakeboard Camp as his "real" job. That's pretty sweet!

wakeskate77 · Frontside 180 Joined: 20 Sep 2003 Posts: 335 City: HELL

lovett works at a furnature store

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

I thought he "used" to work at a furniture store.

Anyway, here's a thought. only the 5-10 top wakeboarders can truly live off of wakeboarding, so the number of wakeskaters that can do it will be a fraction of that number. It's still so young and not everyone "gets" it yet. But in time, more people will be able to enjoy the rewards of their success...just work hard (that's what grubby did).

greg van wagnen · Posted: Sep 29, 2003 1:15 pm Post subject:

more then the top 5 or 10 wakeboarders live off of it, i know a lot of them do.

stussy · Backside 180 Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 706

yea thomas has the job, imagine working for cassette, testing new boards and designing new boards. Then in his extra time, he would get to go to contests and screw around. Talk about awesome

...andoutcomethewolves · Posted: Sep 29, 2003 3:39 pm Post subject:

Doesn't Thomas OWN Cassette?

wcwakeskater · Posted: Sep 29, 2003 7:06 pm Post subject:

i definetly would like to work at cassette, like design and research stuff, that would be cool Crazy Eyes

David Legler · Posted: Sep 29, 2003 8:25 pm Post subject:

yea, i have been working w/ CAD in school and that would rock if i could get a job w/ cassette, kampus, mutiny, or someother board company and design the boards. that would be my dream. and be a team rider for that company also.

Jeremy Coe · Faceplant Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 37 City: Auckland

I think Thomas owns Linear Distribution, yes...not 100 on that though.

greg van wagnen · Posted: Sep 29, 2003 11:44 pm Post subject:

whats linear distribution do?

Josh · Posted: Sep 29, 2003 11:46 pm Post subject:

RUSSIAN · Posted: Sep 30, 2003 8:15 am Post subject:

Thomas owns both

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

Greg, regardless of what you said, there still aren't that many people that can live off of wakeboarding comfortably (and no, I 'm not including the kids that live with their parents and dont' have to pay for health insurance, rent, or gas costs). Anyway, there is even less money in wakeskating (as I mentinoned) so that number will decrease dramatically. Remember, even thomas horrell was droped from supra once he started to wakeskate full time...

Plus, outside of wakestock, there isn't much contest money either.

Josh my e-mail is wacky so I haven't been able to get back to you (I can't even access my e-mail). I'll probably PM you at some point. I have a hotmail account, but I can't remember your actual e-mail address. Later

greg van wagnen · Posted: Sep 30, 2003 10:06 am Post subject:

good point on the boat thing, is grubb the only skater with a boat sponsor?

cassette51 · Frontside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 334 City: Plano

no. thomas is w/ supra. and byerly is w/ natiques but i dont know what you would consider byerly. hes on both sides.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

When did he get back with supra? I read in alliance that they droped him once he stoped wakeboarding and he's had the same boat for a few years.

Byerly has had nautiques for awhile and it's not because he's a wakeskater...

Grubb is the only wakeskater I can think of that has a boat deal...he must be doing something right.

I know aaron reed wanted something to happen with nautiques, but I never heard if he worked anything out or not.

Dave Barousse · Faceplant Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 5

I know Grubb really didn't get popular until he started wakeskating, but he has been in the game for a while now. Did he have a boat sponsor before he broke out into the wakeskating scene? I don't think he did because I remember posting the article on Wakeboarder.com when Malibu signed him and he was already well known for wakeskating.

Here is a quote from Paul O'brien's interview in Alliance:

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

YOu're right about the seadoo thing. Thomas got one from them before the season started (the VTC edition.)

As for grubby, do you have "daily dose?" He's actually wakeboarding in that film. He really didn't become popular until he wakeskated. Grubby actually talked about his history with hyperlite in his "rider of the year" interview with alliance from about two years ago (myles vickers has the cover).