Back to back PWL Champion | Travis Belsito - Episode 98

Travis Belsito is easily one of the best wakeskaters in the world right now, and has been for a while, but that doesn’t come easy. One of the worst sacks of all time, as well as getting sober, has helped shaped Travis’s outlook on wakeskating, and life, in a really inspiring way. If you follow Trav you know he has been doing a Tre flip everyday for the past 550+ days, and that in itself might be the best way to describe Travis. Growing up riding with Nick Taylor, getting in with Water Monsters, video parts, smashing a watermelon on the Rockstar bus, sobriety, GOAT, how to grow wakeskating, top 3 cables, X Games demo, best winch clips, and some solid guest questions. Hear all this and much more in Episode 98 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Follow Travis: https://www.instagram.com/travbelsito/ Thank you to this shows sponsors! Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/ Slingshot: https://slingshotsports.com/ Chapters: 00:00 - 1:30 Intro 1:45 Catching up 3:00 Favorite flatwater trick 7:00 First time wakeskating 10:00 Guest Question: Marcus Knox 11:10 Nick Taylor 16:00 Water Monsters 24:00 Favorite video parts 25:30 Kickflips 31:00 Worst sack ever 41:30 Tre flip everyday 46:20 LF’n Wheel of Questions 51:20 Straddling generations as a rider/taking time off 56:00 Sobriety 1:03:15 Slingshot Silhouette Challenge 1:05:50 Guest Question: TJ Giesey 1:09:00 Best potential wakeskate sponsor? 1:12:00 Growing wakeskating 1:16:20 GOAT 1:20:40 Setup 1:25:20 Wakeskating X Games Demo 1:31:50 Guest Question: Maxime Giry 1:40:00 Best wakeskate cables in US 1:43:00 Best winch clips 1:53:00 Top 3 Wakeskate movies 2:00:00 Style and flavor 2:08:00 Keeping wakeskating fresh 2:11:00 Next gen 2:13:50 Last time you surfed? 2:15:00 Thank you’s Links: Human Rocket: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRoEu0a3iWQ&list=RDGRoEu0a3iWQ&start_radio=1 Fun Boots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTElVejMz6w Nick Harlos Boardslide: https://alliancewake.com/skate/behind-the-10-1-cover-the-whole-story/ TJ Pod: https://www.grabmatters.com/episodes/episode-67 Travis’ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@travisbelsito DRY SPELL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O2Unm4Xopg Thank you for the guest questions! Marcus Knox: https://www.instagram.com/marcusknox/ TJ Giesey: https://www.instagram.com/tjgiesey/ Maxime Giry: https://www.instagram.com/maximegiry/