TPM Episode 19: Shane Bonifay, Pro Wakeboarder

The Powell Movement

Mike Powell

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4.8 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2017

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Shane Bonifay has been a professional wakeboarder for 21 of his 33 years. From bringing closed toe set ups to the masses, to wake-pants, to acting as the driving force behind the ‘Pointless Crew’ Shane has done a lot over his 21 years of being a pro and shares the best and worst on the podcast

Shane Bonifay Show Notes

:10: The hit and run saga

8:05: Photo shoot for Liquid Force

9:39: Growing up in Lake Alfred, FL , his parents, waterskiing babies and Cypress Gardens

12:28: Competing in three event and then getting a boat and wakeboard in 1994

13:34: Picked up a sponsor a year and a half later (Liquid Force) and being on them for 20+ years

14:30: Going under the knife

15:25: Wakeboarding is a sport for the privileged, how was his lifestyle growing up?

16:30: Waterski school at his house and the perks that came along with that.

17:41: Other sports, rollerblading and ramps in the backyard

19:21: What is high school like for him? Was he on the standard program?

20:43: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS)

22:30: School continued

23:28: Growing up with an older brother who is crushing it on a global level and who are his influences

25:05: The Pointless Crew and video shooting and editing today.

28:49: Controversy on the internet and how did it impact his career?

32:14: What does he think of contests in general?

34:36: Spy (25% off site wide, listen for code) and Sierra at Tahoe spots

35:47: Was there any jealousy of Parks’ success? What was it like coming up in Parks’ world and who wins at fights?

37:35: What are his hobbies outside of riding?

38:30: Jetpilot Wakeboard pants and JNCO’s

39:47: 2008 and being looked at as one of the second wave of rail guys….Any features that stick out?

42:29: How much can a pro wakeboarder make in a year?

44:19: The party aspect and lifestyle of his career compared to pros coming up today

45:11: The closed toe innovation in wakeboarding and Shane’s influence

47:35: The worst trick names in the world come from wakeboarding

48:18: What’s next for Shane?

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is the Powell Movement.
0:10.0	Welcome to the Powell Movement.
0:12.0	I am your host, Mike Powell.
0:14.0	And if you tuned in last week, you know that I had a hit-and-run accident.
0:17.0	We actually had our car hit on St. Patrick's Day, had it fixed, and it was hit
0:22.1	again, and it was a hit and run. But we found some evidence. We gave it to the police. They were
0:26.4	excited because we found out it was a Land Rover. We put the word out through the local news and
0:30.9	through all the mommy blogs. And we got a concerned citizen who picked up on the news that we put out
0:36.0	and came by the house and said, hey, we see a
0:38.9	Land Rover. It's got damaged in an area which is consistent with the hit and run you explained on the
0:44.0	internet. And we wanted to let you know the address. We then contacted the police. We let them know we
0:48.7	knew where the vehicle was. The police came to the house, told us they couldn't do anything.
0:52.8	My wife took matters into her own hands one morning on the way to the gym. She decided, instead of going straight to the gym, she went to the suspect's house, knocked on the door at 8 in the morning. They didn't answer. Five minutes later, she walked by the house again. The door was wide open. She confronted the mother of the house who was sitting with her 20-year-old son, and the son was sitting at the breakfast table, didn't say anything whatsoever. And the mom explained to my wife that that vehicle, that Land Rover, was in an accident in August, and it hadn't been moved since August. It had been sitting on the street. Well, my wife left there not believing a word she said, because when she looked at the car, she could tell it. It looked like it was washed the day before. There was no way it had been sitting on the street. Well, my wife left there not believing a word she said, because when
1:27.5	she looked at the car, she could tell it. It looked like it was washed the day before. There was no way
1:31.2	had been sitting there since August. So, that's what we reported last week on the show. From there,
1:36.5	we've had a lot more developments. My wife comes home from visiting the suspect's house and immediately
1:43.2	wants to do some internet stalking. She finds out the suspect's house and immediately wants to do some internet stalking.
1:45.4	She finds out the suspect's name and is able to look through his Instagram and find out that
1:49.7	we have a friend in common. And we call that friend to see if she could help us with any information
1:54.7	on this person. It turns out that our suspect worked for this person and she had to fire him
2:00.0	two months ago because he was lying.
2:02.2	He didn't show up one day when he was supposed to be at work.
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