Are you an Instagram fiend just like every other human with an iPhone on planet Earth? Well we are too, so no need to get offended. Social media is the name of the game these days, and if you’re not posting, you’re losing… or so it goes. Sponsors are on their riders’ backs like a prostitute on a… never mind. Anyhow, sponsors can pressure many of us to post things on a regular basis, which can actually be quite daunting, to say the least. It’s interesting to see the things that riders post up for their cult members (A.K.A. “followers”) to see. The majority of things posted are obviously wakeboard related, but the occasional lifestyle post can be a great way to get your followers to drink the magic Kool-Aid and “like” your post. This specific article is directed toward both types of posts. Although it’s just social media and you pretend to not care about it, we know you do. And sharing is caring, right? So let’s share some thoughts, shall we?

 

 

John Dickey’s Helmet Head

Dickie

We’re not to sure how John gets his hair to do the things it does. But I think it’s safe to say some serious man hours went into this ‘do. It’s all about detail; if you look closely you can see the flawless shaping around the helmet area. This sort of thing requires planning and a solid execution. Clearly John knows what he’s doing in the hair department.

 

Bob Soven and the selfie

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Looks like Bob might have had his first midlife crisis… Maybe “Wake Brothers” has changed Bob forever? Maybe he just posted a selfie and hated on selfies at the same time? How e-mind blowing is that?!?! But maybe that was just a serious contradiction? Maybe we think Bob might have just told a little white lie and he’s going to post another shameless selfie any second now. Regardless, Bob is an amazing rider and we hope this midlife crisis doesn’t affect riding.

 

Mike Dowdy’s Garden

Dowdies Garden

Mike is a great follow if you’re looking for inspiring taglines that motivate you to be all you can be. But his recent interest in gardening really caught our attention. One might say he’s got a bit of a green thumb. As you can see in the photo it looks like something straight out of Martha Stewart’s playbook (minus the minimum security prison thing). He also asked his followers for some advice. Lucky for us we follow him, so here is our advice: Quit gardening, Dowdy.

 

Cory’s Bangers

Coreys Bangers

If you happen to follow Cory Teunissen you probably saw this video and we strongly agree that these were bangers indeed. But when describing a video of yourself riding, it may come off as a bit conceited to refer to your maneuvers as “bangers”. We suggest something like, “Hey girls, check out how amazing I am at wakeboarding. And make sure you check me out on Tinder!”  That just sounds better, you know?

 

The Steel

Boy Banding

 

We’re super stoked to hear that Steel signed on with a new board company! “Jet Board Water Machines” proudly welcomed Steel to their team a couple weeks back. His pro model (shown in photo) is available at all core wake shops everywhere. For a cool $25,000 you could be living that Steel Lafferty lifestyle you’ve been dreaming of. It’s incredible!

 

Clayton Underwood

Claytons sponsors

This critique has nothing to do with the post, but just simply the description. It’s always a great idea to give your sponsors a shoutout and keep them hot and horny for your wake skills. As seen here Clayton has a very strong hold on each and every one of his sponsor’s hearts. #wakeboarding

 

Raph

Raphs insane photo

As we mentioned earlier many of us like to go the “I don’t care about Instagram” route. Well if you’re looking for a role model in that department we suggest you look to Raph, ‘cause he really doesn’t care. And yes, we think that’s cool.