Benjamin Suess | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 97

Benni Suess has done more for the sport of cable wakeboaridng in Germany than just about any one individual. Benni and his family opened up one of the first cable parks in Germany, and they have continued to expand their operations since the parks inception in 1976. While Benni got his start at 4 years old on a pair of skis, and did pursue competitive waterskiing, it was when wakeboarding came around that he felt at home. With both contest results and video parts under his belt as a rider, Benni has just about seen it all when it comes to cable wakeboarding. First time skiing, the early days of Langenfeld, boycotting a contest, partying the night before a comp, early days of features, 11 cables within an hour drive, Langenfeld Open, US vs. German cable scene, GOAT, hot takes, and the biggest cable mishaps Langenfeld has seen. Hear all this and much more in Episode 97 of the Grab Matters Podcast with Benjamin Suess!Follow Benni: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminsuess/Follow Wasserski Langenfeld: https://www.instagram.com/wasserski_langenfeld/Thank you to this shows sponsors! Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/ Slingshot: https://slingshotsports.com/Chapters:00:00 - 1:30 intro 1:45 Favorite grab 2:50 First time getting on the water 5:40 Early days of Langenfeld 9:00 Wakeboarding enters the picture 17:50 European Cable Wakeboard Tour 20:50 Euro vs. American scene24:30 First sponsors 30:40 Guest Question: Nico Von Lerchenfeld37:00 Partying on contest weekends?41:00 Movies 44:00 Are current riders students of the game?47:30 LF’n Wheel of Questions49:20 Setup54:00 First features at parks 55:30 Liability in German cables1:00:30 Langenfeld operations 1:08:00 Is Langenfeld too corporate? 1:09:00 Why waterskis?1:16:10 Future expansion at Langenfeld1:20:00 Competition in cables1:23:15 Slingshot Silhouette Challenge1:25:00 Langenfeld Open1:32:00 Guest Question: Nicklas Dorfer1:36:00 LF Germany Team1:38:10 USA vs. German cable scene1:46:30 Currently with Benni1:40:00 GOAT1:51:00 Hot Take1:53:00 The perfect cable ever1:56:40 What keeps wakeboarding fresh?1:58:00 Guest Question: Daniel Jarrett 2:03:00 Relationship with Unit2:07:50 Biggest cable mishapsThank you for the guest questions!Nico Von Lerchenfeld: https://www.instagram.com/nicovonlerchenfeld/Nicklas Dorfer: https://www.instagram.com/nicklasdorfer/Daniel Jarrett: https://www.instagram.com/danielstorzjarrett/Links:Big Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmTxXk29eG0&list=RDMmTxXk29eG0&start_radio=1Shoot us a text!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcastWebsite: https://www.grabmatters.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grabmatters/videosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/grabmatters/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters