Shane Bonifay's guest appearances

Shane Bonifay

The Powell Movement

The Golden Mic Podcast

Liquid Force Presents: LF'n Drop Talk

Daniel Grant

Mike Dowdy

Harley Clifford

Don Wallace

Shawn Watson

Guenther Oka

Rusty Malinoski

Aaron Grace

Raph Derome

Tom Kohl

Mike Wilson

Josh Brown

Dan Egan

Jen Hudak

Kristen Ulmer

OwlTail

On Episode 2 of The Drop Talk Podcast Tom Fooshee talks with industry icon Shane Bonifay.  They talk past, present and future.  Everything from wake pants, tootsie rolls and dumb dumbs, how it’s been being behind the lens and running LF Films, to getting engaged and what’s in store for the next year.   Also, Let the Truth Be Told features a couple stories about Shawn Watson.  This one you don’t want to miss.    

On Episode 2 of The Drop Talk Podcast Tom Fooshee talks with industry icon Shane Bonifay.  They talk past, present and future.  Everything from wake pants, tootsie rolls and dumb dumbs, how it’s been being behind the lens and running LF Films, to getting engaged and what’s in store for the next year.   Also, Let the Truth Be Told features a couple stories about Shawn Watson.  This one you don’t want to miss.

LF'n Drop Talk: Episode 2- Shane Bonifay

Shane Bonifay kicks off 2018 with Dano the Mano on episode 86 of The Golden Mic Podcast! The two chat about Shane’s career and future plans within the industry. Shane talks about his first stand up comedy performance at the Improv in Orlando, Parks (his older Brother) and more! Happy New Year!

Episode 86 With Shane Bonifay

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?

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 <a href="http://www.shanebonifay.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shane Bonifay</a> Show Notes  :10:  The hit and run saga 8:05:  Photo shoot for <a href="http://www.liquidforce.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liquid Force</a> 9:39: Growing up in Lake Alfred, FL , his parents<a href="http://people.com/archive/hes-no-swimmer-but-one-8-month-old-knows-a-better-way-vol-17-no-22/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">, waterskiing babies</a> and <a href="http://cypressgardenswaterskiteam.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cypress Gardens</a> 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 <a href="https://vimeo.com/198408635" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">20+ years</a> 14:30:  Going under the knife 15:25:  Wakeboarding is a sport for the privileged, how was his lifestyle growing up? 16:30:  <a href="http://www.wakescout.com/directory/north-america/united-states/florida/lake-alfred/1273/bonifay-ski-school" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Waterski school</a> 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:   <a href="http://www.evo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evo</a> (listen for special offer) and <a href="http://www.diecutstickers.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diecutstickers.com</a> (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS)  22:30:  School continued 23:28:  Growing up with an older <a href="https://www.redbull.com/us-en/athlete/parks-bonifay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brother</a> who is crushing it on a global level and who are his influences 25:05:  <a href="http://www.boardstop.com/product_info.php?products_id=40&amp;ref=35" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Pointless Crew</a> 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:  <a href="http://www.spyoptic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spy</a> (25% off site wide, listen for code) and <a href="http://www.sierraattahoe.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sierra at Tahoe</a> 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:  <a href="https://jetpilot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jetpilot</a> Wakeboard pants and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JNCO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JNCO’s</a> 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 <a href="http://www.evo.com/wakeboard-bindings/liquid-force-trek-4d.aspx?esvt=-&amp;esvq=&amp;esvadt=999999---1&amp;esvcrea=49369065988&amp;esvplace=&amp;esvaid=30559&amp;gclid=CK-M7tW19dMCFUWBfgodgDMIUQ#image=113583/469717/liquid-force-trek-4d-wakeboard-bindings-2017-black.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> closed toe innovation</a> 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?

TPM Episode 19:  Shane Bonifay, Pro Wakeboarder

The 25th episode is here and future wakeboarding hall of famer and industry pioneer is the featured guest. Dano and Shane reminisce on the early days of wakeboarding and their longtime friendship. The boys talk contests, style and, of course, the pointless posse. This is an episode you don't want to miss, so have a listen and enjoy!

Episode 25 With Shane Bonifay