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Travis Belsito | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 98

September 09, 2025 • Hunter Thane / Travis Belsito • Episode 98

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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/

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Hunter Thane

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