Raph Trinidad | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 59

Did you know Raph didn't hit a single feature in his first 6 months of riding? Hailing from the Philippines, Raph Trinidad got his start riding at a cable where the depth ranged from 6 inches to 8 feet deep, depending on the tide. After choosing wakeboarding over soccer, Raph dedicated his life to being one of the best riders, and now has some of the cleanest and most powerful air tricks in the game. Although he was able to ride year round, Raph found it hard to get sponsor support being in a more remote part of the world. Double flips, winching, living in the U.S. vs Asia, getting on Red Bull, Republic Wake Park, Philippine trivia, favorite parks, and the Tabo. Hear all this and much more in Episode 59 of the Grab Matters Podcast!Follow Raph: https://www.instagram.com/raph.trinidad/Thank you to our sponsors:Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/15% OFF Driftline use "grab15" at checkout: https://tinyurl.com/yvksusymWSIA: https://wsia.net/Chapters:00:00 - 1:30 Intro1:50 Double flips4:50 Boat riding 5:15 Winching 8:15 crail grab9:15 Moving to America 12:00 Philippines vs. US14:00 Coaching16:00 Getting into wakeboarding23:55 Influences 24:30 Sponsors29:00 Setup32:20 LF’n Wheel of Questions37:00 Air tricks39:45 Contests41:55 RGR42:35 Lray46:00 Red Bull52:20 Driftline Deserves Some Love54:20 Republic Wakeboards 56:40 Republic Wakepark57:50 Philippine Trivia 1:01:00 Underrated and overrated tricks1:05:50 Contests1:16:00 Favorite parks1:19:00 The tabo1:23:00 Thank you’sShoot 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