Scott Byerly
Hometown: Orlando, Florida
Year Born: 1973
Sponsors: O'Neill, Nautique, Reef, Arnette, Byerly Boards, The Projects, Performance Ski and Surf
Scott Byerly has led the progression of wakeboarding and wakeskating since the beginning when he claimed his first Wakeskate Championship back in 1994. Byerly continues to challenge the limits of the sport by developing new tricks and design concepts. As a leading force in the wakeskate movement, he considered "The Godfather" of the sport.
Byerly has forged the path that wakeskating has taken, while adding the creation of the Byerly Toe Jam series. The Toe Jam consists of a four-stop wakeskating tour, which includes Florida, Texas, and Canada. The series is the ultimate proving ground for up-and-coming talent to showcase their abilities.
What's your inspiration?
Byerly: Learning new tricks and pushing myself to keep learning and improving my game. Watching the new kids who are on it is amazing too. They are so good and that inspires me to keep pushing the boundaries. It's cool to see Wakeskating take off and being part of the growth of it is very rewarding.
Where do you see the sport in five years?
Byerly: What's so cool about it is that it's really accessible. You don't need a sixty thousand dollar boat to have fun and get creative. You can use a Wave Runner and your good to go. it's fun and challenging and I see it as big as Wakeboarding.
Describe a day with Scott Byerly.
Byerly: Get up with my baby girl and take care of her. Then I get my older girls off to school. Then I will come home and go out my backyard and ride for a couple hours. Then eat, hangout with my wife, and do it again. When my daughters come back from school I will pull them around the lake and watch them Wakeboard. Pretty standard really.