Scott Byerly and crew are constantly pushing the sport of wakeskating and have been since day 1. Scott is a legend in our sport and still shreds like he has been doing for years. Byerly Team recently recruited Brandon Thomas to their team and you can see in the video that he looks pretty comfortable on that new Byerly Wakeskate.

I get the unique opportunity to watch Scott Byerly shred every once in a while here in Orlando and when ever I do I am always amazed. Scott is truly a legend in the sport and can still throw down when needed. Not only is he building his Byerly Boards brand but he is still helping the sport of wakeskating everyday. Scott is also one of the most down to earth people on this planet. Check out this video by Brandon Thomas. The video is all recent footage of Byerly riding at Brandon's house and other places.

Ryan Taylor won the unique opportunity to travel to Orlando,FL for one week to film the sports top riders. Ryan Taylor won a online contest where multiple filmers submitted videos to be judged. The winner would get an all expense pay trip to Orlando to film a short video. Here is the result.

"After winning the Wakeworld and Wakeboard Nebraska Next Producer's contest I was flown down to Orlando to shoot with Scott Byerly and a hand full of other pros. This video is the result. Shot over the weekend and the following day's of Surf Expo this video features the riding of Andrew Adkison, Ben Bazis, Danny Thollander, Jeff Weatherall, Keith Lyman, Kyle Alberts, Robby Jacques, Scott Byerly, and Shane Bonifay" said Ryan Taylor

Pro wakeskating climbed to another level on Saturday, September 11, as the world's top pro wakeskaters competed for the sport's most coveted title at the 7th Annual Rockstar Energy Drink Byerly Toe Jam.

The prestige of the event was even higher this year, with a huge crowd and Livestream webcast on O'Neill's Facebook page. Riders were also competing for the highest purse in the history of wakeskating at over $20,000. Contour Cameras stepped up this year, awarding each winner with a hands-free HD video camera and waterproof housing.

The field was narrowed down a week previous to the event, and the Toe Jam always showcases every aspect of wakeskating. Eight riders qualified for the boat portion, eight for cable, twelve for PWC and twenty for the winch pool jam on Saturday night. This year, the Toe Jam provided a more festival-type atmosphere with an all-day schedule, Rockstar Energy Drink Athlte & VIP Lounge, Chipolte Burrito & Nacho bar and a banging live performance by Swamburger and DiViNCi that you can check out at solilla.com.

"It took a lot of work to get everything together," Scott Byerly said. "But it all came together and everybody ripped. It's always cool to see how far the sport gets pushed each year."

The biggest honor in wakeskating is to win the overall title, for the most points accumulated in all divisions. Reed Hansen and Grant Roberts were the only two that had qualified in all three categories. It was a constant battle as they moved all around the different sections of OWC throughout the day. Emad also offered up an electric skateboard for the overall winner in adition to the $5000 at stake.

The day at OWC started out behind the Byerly's Signature edition Nautique, with a surprising start. Reed Hansen was knocked out during the first round by Stu Shinn. Stu has been able to put it together behind the boat all year, and this time it was good enough to take the previous year's winner out of the game. As the riders dwindled down it wound up with two roommates in the final. Brandon Thomas and Brian Grubb rode against each other for the boat title in a really close heat, but Grubb came out victorious and was the first winner of the day. Grant Roberts made it through the first round in the boat event, and had a lead over Reed Hansen going into the Cable event.


The cable event had a few upsets as well. French rider Leo Labadens, and Bret Little got knocked out in the early rounds leaving the final between Rockstar team rider Nick Taylor against Reed Hansen. Hansen rode super well, but Nick threw down some super tech moves in the flats including regular and switch kickflips, and a switch frontside flip. Reed would finish in 2nd place, and Grant Roberts tied for 3rd. This left Grant in the overall title lead by just one placement going into the final event on the rails.

The Sea Doo pulled the event on the rails with 12 riders total. The first two rounds were head-to-head, then it went to a 3 man final. After the first round had gone down the two top riders in the overall title race met up in a head to head heat. Grant Roberts and Reed Hansen both went out and rode super well, but Reed edged out Grant by a pretty good margin. This left the overall race completely up to Reed Hansen. He went into the three man final having to get second or better to edge out Roberts for the overall Byerly Toe Jam win. Last off the dock, Reed was able to watch Yan Lecomte and Andrew Pastura and know exactly what he had to do to win. Reed had the eye of the tiger and went out and won the rail portion of the event. taking the overall Byerly Toe Jam title.

For the Nike 6.o winch jam under the lights pulled by the crew at Ridiculous Winches, Yan Lecombe back lipped the hubba ledge on his last pull to seal up the first place spot. Dieter Humpsch came in 2nd place with a front lip, and Andrew Pastura in 3rd with a frontside 180 over the rail.

Scott Byerly would like to thank Rockstar Energy Drink and O'Neill for their undying support of the Toe Jam as well as Nike 6.0, Arnette, Nautiques, Contour, Sea Doo, Emad, Ridiculous Winches and Chipotle. "Without these guys, there would be no Toe Jam as we know it and a lot of them have been behind it since day one."

For more information check out ByerlyToeJam.com

The 2009 Byerly Toe Jam: Stop 3 went down Saturday under the looming dark sky and with lightning threatening to shut it down in Orlando, FL at the Correct Craft Factory Lake. The morning started off in full force with riders fighting for the 8 qualifying spots in the main event of 16 riders.

The Natique wakes were dialed and looking monstrous. Up and comer Andrew Fortenberry impressed the judges with his large arsenal of wake 2 wake tricks including a perfect Toe Side Shuv to indy. Australian rider and new hyperlite catalyst team rider Chris Kallas also showed the judges how they do it down under with an impressive run from a rider who is known for riding behind a aluminum dingy in the croc infested rivers of OZ.

The main event started off with George Daniels, Andrew Fortenberry,Chris Kallas, Grant Roberts, Dieter Humpsch,Ross Gardner and Matt Manzari all qualifying. Just getting into the main event is tough enough but with Toe Jam veterans like Brandon Thomas, Brian Grubb, Reed Hansen and Nick Taylor waiting for the qualifiers the toughest part is riding against some of the best wake to wake riders in the world. The wind was picking up and the clouds started rolling in. Everyone knew there was high chance of thunder storms but that didnt stop Ross Gardner from throwing 2 huge front big variations wake 2 wake. Dieter Humpsch also was on point going huge and poking out a huge backside 180.

Semi Finals started off after a slight rain delay. The boats were back on the water and riders at the ready. Brian Grubb, Reed Hansen, Grant Roberts, Brandon Thomas, Stu Shinn, George Daniels all welcomed the sun as it finally shined down on the quarter finals. The crowd was on its toes as Brandon Thomas and roomate Brain Grubb threw down perfect runs behind the boat stomping everything. Reed Hansen revealed his newly invented frontbig method finger shuv that is still mind boggling to all the witnesses. Stu Shinn riding his new CWB wood concave prototype was riding well with his classic style that he's known for.




Author:Patrick Wieland
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Quater finals started out with Brandon Thomas vs Reed Hansen and Grubb vs Stu Shinn. This was the dream finals for the sport. 4 of the best wake riders in the world competing against each other for the slot in the finals. Brandon and Reed both had very similar runs including front bigs and late shuv but, Reed landed a clean backside 360 narrowly defeating BT. Stu shinn just couldnt pull it together against grubb going down on a front big and backside 360. Grubb just had to land a clean run and he would be heading to the finals.

As the action heated up so did the Florida heat. With the sun out in full force Grubb and Reed went head to head for the coveted Toe Jam wake title. Leaving nothing on the shelf both riders threw everything they had. Reed landed 3 different 360 variations and a late shuv but left room for Grubb to slide by with his stylish wake 2 wake tricks including a clean nose grab 360.

Grubb took home the win and credited his success to his riding partners Brandon Thomas and Chris Kallas pushing him to land new tricks and getting them on lock. Adding to his already huge amount of career wins Grubb showed the world why he is one of the best boat riders in the world.

The Next and Final stop of the 2009 Byerly Toe Jam Series is at Orlando Water Sports July 4th. Come out and Support the guys finish up the series.