Tom Fooshee | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 76

Tom Fooshee was coined by Scott Byerly himself as the "King of Cable", and Tom has the resume to back it up. Getting started in in Texas waterskiing behind the boat, Tom didn't even start riding the cable until many years later when TSR opened. Tom is an eccentric and passionate rider who still follows the sport closely to this day, and has managed to stay in the industry after his professional career came to an end. The Debut, Wakeboarding with Jamie O'Brien, Texas football, contests, signing with Liquid Force, boat vs. cable, winning ROTY, and almost killing a swan while riding. Hear all this and much more in Episode 76 of the Grab Matters Podcast!Follow Tom: https://www.instagram.com/tomfooshee/Thank you to our sponsors:Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/Chapters:00:00 - 1:30 Intro1:45 The Debut6:00 Meeting Jamie O’Brien9:30 Wakepants/Favorite Grab12:00 Texas roots20:00 Football26:00 First time riding cable33:20 Cable contests43:00 Board sponsors 46:30 Signing with Liquid Force49:00 LF’n Wheel of Questions1:03:40 Guest Q: Gavin Stuckey1:11:40 “Age gaps” in boarding1:14:40 Boat vs. Cable1:20:00 Do air tricks have to be grabbed?1:24:00 ROTY Board1:28:10 Winning ROTY1:33:30 LF Team Manager 1:42:00 Losing to Daniel Grant1:43:00 Current “King of the cable”2:01:20 “2025” Debut2:05:00 Favorite cables2:12:00 Patreon Questions2:16:30 Cable growth in the U.S.2:19:00 Guest Question: Victor Imondi2:22:00 T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds 2:26:00 Should judges ride the setup?2:29:00 Ollieing a bird…?2:33:30 Competitive mind games2:41:45 Setup2:49:20 Oh Come On Man2:54:00 When you know its overLinks: The Debut: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-debut/umc.cmc.45jprfxyp7s1fit4qk8ib4lck Pedro Caldas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0Fh7j9z678&t=429sShoot 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