Reed Hansen | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 23

[@chadkarecki9496]

The wakeskate tour was the sickest. I remember wishing that wakeboarding contests were run that way.

[@grabmatters]

it was so sick!

[@osmankhan4657]

freaking legend.

[@grabmatters]

no doubt!

[@tuckerdoyon7923]

I miss battlefalls. That event was so much fun to chill by the edge of the water with my kids. Bring back battlefalls!!!!

[@grabmatters]

looked so fun!

[@frankadkins9147]

Reed a real one

[@ryanshimabukuro3283]

That was another fun interview. And I agree with Reed, the best contest riders will always be able to adapt to any format thrown at them so it doesn't really matter for them. And I also agree that the format should be very clear to the riders well before the competition. When I judged on the PWT over 20 years ago, it was the same argument, riders not knowing what the judges wanted to see. But to me, that was one of the problems. Formats should have objective criteria but with the flexibility to allow the riders to subjectively put their runs together, and basically, that's what's occurred since the 1998 when the PWT format went from the "Freestyle" (writing out attack sheets & tricks being done in that order) to the "Free Ride" format where they could do what they wanted in any order. But IMO, one of the main problems with judging is that some times, you get a judge who scores based on what they like vs. what the contest format requires. Like Reed said, contest riding requires the highest level of tricks being executed. Just my .02🤙 BTW, how about a format, at least for one of the stops, where the 16 riders selected for the PWT get to pick only ONE trick & throw into a bucket, and the first 8 tricks selected out of the bucket at random are the tricks the riders have to do, but in any order they want? The PWT organizers hold the trick selection a day or two beforehand, so the riders have a little bit of practice time to design their run. I know what people are going to say, then all the runs will looks basically the same. True, but let's be honest, 3/4 of the tricks thrown in a 2 pass (4 tricks each) format is nearly the same. At least in this format, it takes a little bit of the control out of the riders hands by adding an unknown mystery to the tricks they have to throw, and the riders have to figure out how to execute the tricks differently from the others to separate themselves from the pack. And maybe that's just for the qualifying rounds, so one-off tricks by a rider can't be in the initial 8 tricks selected. But in the finals, anything goes.

[@Buywake]

NEED a REED edit at VWC, and can't wait to see what he has planned for his new property...OH BABY. Such a great episode!

[@grabmatters]

Couldn't agree more! Thanks a ton 🙏

[@wesubsist]

Hell ya Reed! Forgot to ask him what his favorite grab was!

[@grabmatters]

totally did🤣

[@johnruiz1743]

BAHAHA, this fool said "I looked like a bouy cause im bald." In reference to resurfacing unconscious while free diving. This man is a legend! Reed Hansen forever!

[@grabmatters]

Reed is the man 🤣

[@le_tranq]

Good interview! Enjoyed that. p.s. Reed forgets he could potentially Kiteboard with a Wakeskate, surely that's number 2 then 😎😂.

[@le_tranq]

To be fair though Kiteboarding as a whole is at the bottom, he made the right choice.

[@grabmatters]

🤣🤣

[@skaterzero07]

1:54:50 can’t do bigspins in street skating?! 🤣😂😂

[@grabmatters]

Big spins, not bigspins. Basically you’re not going to see many 900’s in the streets 😂

[@skaterzero07]

@@grabmatters ahhhhh my fault 🤦‍♂️ 😄 that’s how detached I am from vert skating lol Btw who is the host of the podcast? Tried googling and checking in the site but didn’t catch any name..

[@grabmatters]

@@skaterzero07 Hunter Thane! instagram is @hunterthane, there should be a small excerpt on the bottom of the "About" tab of the website!

[@skaterzero07]

@@grabmatters I swear I checked! Loooool thank you! And thanks for doing this interview! I stopped wakeskating since 2016 and I’ve been trying to put the pieces together of what’s happened since I’ve started again this summer. This was perfect for me! Thanks for covering wakeskating 🙏