The Original – No Skis, No Tubes, No Bulls#!t
Our one and only space brother Wesley Mark Jacobsen just dropped a two for one on instagram. Wes has had some nagging injuries which have kept him off the water, but he has been mad productive with graphics for 2019 Slingshot. Well when we woke up yesterday he decided to drop a couple of bangers from Valdosta Wake Compound of some recent sessions. HOLY SMOKES – The Butter Gawd is back!
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If you were at Yardsale last year at Valdosta Wake Compound then there was no way you would miss out on this year’s Yardsale II. This year’s format consisted of a main event on the full size cable combined with a six group video contest all going down in a three-day time span. Yardsale II did not disappoint!
Friday was a full day of qualifying for the main event with regional riders and international riders all gunning for the top spot to get into the main show. Our homie Brock Baker from Texas put in DOWN in his run and barely missed out to Dary Znebel, proving his level of talent. We can’t wait to see more of him this season. By the end of the day everything was set for the main event, but we couldn’t call it a night without a killer party. Trust us…the party was all time.
In the world of wakeboarding Blake Bishop is pretty well known thanks to his backing from us and Slingshot with his videos like Untamed and other selections, but what’s he really like off the water now that he is now creeping into his twenties?
Sure, he may still rep that Gucci Gang and 1000 BPM music every now and then, but there is another side to Blake that most wouldn’t imagine; he at heart is a calm kid who enjoys just getting away from it all. When you grow up traveling the world riding in contests and having you’re own personal cable park (#BTownCompound) what more would you want, right? Without diving into details Blake’s family now owns a new home on a shit ton of acreage and there are future plans to build arguable one of the dopest cable parks on that land. We’re very, very excited to see this come to fruition.
What’s the most important part of your wakeboard set up you ask? The bindings.
Wakeboard bindings have come a long way since the inception of our sport. From sandal models to closed toe models and everything in between. Along the way we’ve seen all kinds of closure systems and we wanted to break down what is going to be available for the 2018 season and help you choose the best style of binding for your riding needs!
This topic is highly subjective and based on personal preference, but keep an open mind to new things, as your next pair of bindings might be your favorite pair yet!
Here’s your tried and true option, just like momma’s peanut butter and jelly sandwich. You know it’s good, you know you like it, you know it works!
Wes Jacobsen is currently on a tear in Europe wakeboarding with all the homies! Arguably Tobi Rittig has the gnarliest style and we love seeing him and Wes ride this Space Mob video is four miniutes of continuous bangers from Wakebeach 257 in Germany! Keep an eye out for more fire insta edits from the boys!
Space Mob / Wakebeach 257 : ‘Zu Einfach’ from Wesley Mark Jacobsen on Vimeo.