Allie Nicholson, the 65th Masters Slalom Champion, shares her journey through competitive water skiing, discussing her experiences, challenges, and the mental strategies that have shaped her success. From rapid-fire questions to deep insights about her calmness during competition, Allie reflects on her growth as an athlete and the importance of preparation and confidence in high-stakes situations. In this conversation, Allie Nicholson shares her journey as a professional water skier and nurse, d...
Jun 05, 2025•35 min
Join MB and Rob as they discuss the importance of having a strong mindset and how it allows you to run more bouys! From their experiences competing to how you can have a stronger mindset yourself... We hope you enjoy this episode and as always...Happy Flowpointing! For more FPM info head to: https://www.FlowPointMethod.com This podcast is Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify! - Search "FPM Podcast" Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:05 - Rob’s nonnegotiable 02:15 - The importance of E...
May 28, 2025•26 min
Yeah... you read that Title Correct! Join Rob and Marcus as they discuss if one of the most talked about parts of the slalom course is really that important! We hope you enjoy this episode and as always... Happy Flowpointing! For more FPM info head to: https://www.FlowPointMethod.com T his podcast is Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify! - Search "FPM Podcast" Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Scapegoats 01:38 - Why Are they Important 02:41 - Rob Gets on a Little Rant… 04:15 - M...
May 23, 2025•12 min
May 14th, another Soul of Skiing episode drops, and its one of our favorites, because its a story about Will Asher. But before that, we wanted to sit down with will and talk with him about his insane 2024 season, and what's next for one of the most dominant figures in water skiing. In this episode of the FPM Podcast, we sit down with water ski legend Will Asher to talk about his incredible 2024 Water Ski Pro Tour title—adding yet another milestone to a career that’s spanned over two decades at t...
May 13, 2025•41 min
Welcome back folks! We’re kicking off the 2025 season of the FPM Podcast with none other than Charlie Ross, the rising star of professional water skiing. At just 19 years old, Charlie stunned the water ski world with his first-ever pro victory at the legendary Moomba Masters in Melbourne, Australia—one of the sport’s most iconic and pressure-filled stages. Known for his precision, composure, and relentless drive, Charlie has quickly emerged as a force in men’s slalom, proving that the next gener...
May 01, 2025•27 min
Corey Vaughn Wins Oxford and sets the mark for the oldest man to ever win their first professional title! Corey won just 3 days ago, so this conversation with MB is the first time Corey gets to unpack what just happened. We want to thank him for taking the time to sit down and chat. We couldn't be more proud to have him as our original FPM Ambassador! For more FPM info head to: https://www.FlowPointMethod.com This podcast is Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify! - Search "FPM...
Jul 16, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Use Movement to control your destiny! Its been said that good skiers are Still...that they don't move much. Contrary to popular opinion, we believe its the opposite: the better you can move on your ski, or manipulate your ski and your body to your advantage, the better you will ski. In this video, MB breaks down 2 of the worlds best left foot forward skiers out there: Joel Poland (the freak) and the newcomer Jaeden Eade. Hope you enjoy this discussion! Subscribe if you can, for more content just...
Jun 14, 2024•31 min
In his 4th year on the Pro Tour, and after multiple podium finishes, Rob Hazelwood WINS his first ever pro title, in a tie-breaker with the current World Champion and the current Masters Champion, at the Lake 38 ProAm! For more FPM info head to: https://www.FlowPointMethod.com This podcast is Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify! - Search "FPM Podcast" Chapters: 00:00 - The Emotional Triumph: Rob Hazelwood's First Pro Win 03:20 - A Love Affair with Water Skiing: From Childhoo...
Jun 04, 2024•34 min
Is your ski the right size for you??! A topic that is very rarely discussed but one of the most important factors in your skiing! We hope you enjoy this episode and as always... Happy Flowpointing! Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - What Factors Dictate Ski Size 01:25 - Marcus’ Thoughts 02:00 - Length vs Width 05:00 - How Important Actually is Ski Sizing 5:30 - How to Feel that a Ski is Too Big 8:20 - How to Feel a Ski is Too Small 10:35 - Sizing can be Individual 11:10 - Should you write an incorre...
May 16, 2024•16 min
Join Marcus and Rob as they dive into the world of Speed! A subject that comes with lots of ins and outs and definitely one that may change the way you think about attacking the course! We hope you enjoy this episode and as always... Happy Flowpointing! For more FPM info head to: https://www.FlowPointMethod.com This podcast is Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify! - Search "FPM Podcast" Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - How does path relate to speed 01:40 - How Cold Water Can be...
May 02, 2024•21 min
MB and Rob talk Collegiate Water Skiing! Everything from why College is one of the best experiences, why Rob didn't go, how we would coach a collegiate team and much much more! We hope you enjoy this episode and as always... Happy Flowpointing For more FPM info head to: https://www.FlowPointMethod.com This podcast is Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify! - Search "FPM Podcast" Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - Rob's Trip to Collegiate Nationals 01:48 - Why is Collegiate National...
Apr 25, 2024•27 min
FOUR Rules for Swinging High on the Boat: 1 - Speed at Centerline 2 - Tight Rope Outbound (limit rebound of rope to the inside) 3 - Limit Deceleration of ski 4 - Keep Body/Ski (mass) as close to handle as long as possible moving outbound Ski Like The Pros! - We're back again with another episode breaking down what some of the best skiers in the world do (and sometimes don't do) really well, to be the best skiers they can be. This week we take a step back....to uncover the keys to being able to w...
Apr 19, 2024•30 min
YOUTUBE Link to Episode!! - this is best suited for watching AND listening Malibu Open Finals, 2023 - Rob Hazelwood // A new series where MB takes a different approach to sharing knowledge, by breaking down and analyzing what some of the best in the world are doing (and not doing), all the way down to the most passionate amateurs! Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Big Thanks to TWBC for the killer coverage!! 01:00 - Rob 38 Off (11.25m) 01:56 - Rob 39 Off (10.75m) 03:10 - Compression through Transit...
Apr 10, 2024•25 min
A hot topic in the World of Slalom Skiing! Where to pull... how long to pull... to be patient?!? This can be a complicated topic but join MB & Rob as they discuss the ins and outs of all of this and more! We hope you enjoy this episode and as always... Happy Flowpointing! For more FPM info head to: https://www.FlowPointMethod.com This podcast is Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify! - Search "FPM Podcast" Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Why This Topic Annoys Rob 02:20 - Wh...
Apr 04, 2024•21 min
Join Marcus and Rob they talk about the importance of the arms and the huge role they play in your position on slalom ski! For when to bend your arms, how to deal with breaking long term habits and most importantly why you should make the change! We hope you enjoy this episode and as always... Happy Flowpointing! For more FPM info head to: https://www.FlowPointMethod.com This podcast is Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify! - Search "FPM Podcast" Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:36 w...
Mar 28, 2024•18 min
Join the Marcus and Rob as they discus he ins and outs of slalom leans! One of the most important factors in athletic stance and true foundation if the sport! We hope you enjoy this episode and as always... Happy Flowpointing! For more FPM info head to: https://www.FlowPointMethod.com This podcast is Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify! - Search "FPM Podcast" Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - The how to feel load 02:00 - Why Smooth Skiers can be Deceiving 03:50 - Where flow com...
Mar 21, 2024•26 min
Take a deep dive into Rob’s Season with the Boys! After a season with some big ups and downs, Rob and Marcus discuss everything and even take some tangents into family life, mentality changes he's trying to make and goals for 2024! Happy Flowpointing For more FPM info head to: https://www.FlowPointMethod.com This podcast is Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify! - Search "FPM Podcast" Time Stamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:44 - Highlights 01:44 - King Of Darkness & New Ski 03:34 - ...
Mar 13, 2024•28 min
Chelsea Mills has progressed to the top ranks in Women's Slalom faster than any other woman in history. She's a former collegiate Tennis athlete and a performance/mentality coach. Marcus sat down with Chelsea at the California ProAm in August, to find out just how she does what she does, and get her perspective on the sport of water skiing! **SIDE NOTE** --- We had some technical issues on this one...but still able to capture Chelsea's audio AND video....and since that is all that matters, we fi...
Oct 06, 2023•29 min
On August 26th, MB sat down with FPM Ambassador and @waterskiprotour Leader Jaimee Bull, after the first day of the California ProAm. Below are the show notes! Enjoy and share/Subscribe if you can!! 0:00 - Intro 2:25 - What do you do to prepare for each ski ride? 3:40 - How do you approach tournament rides? 4:40 - Slumps, Low times in your skiing…How do you deal with them? 8:20 - Goals for the rest of the season?? 9:24 - Why do you ski?? 11:17 - People are looking for something, with water skiin...
Sep 27, 2023•26 min
On August 26th, MB sat down with FPM Ambassador Allie Nicholson after the first day of the California ProAm. Below are the show notes! 0:00 - Intro 2:30 - “You Started Off-Season Training this year?” 4:33 - The Season Begins, April 2023 6:21 - What does it mean to push to the next level? 8:20 - Practice like its a Tournament! The little habits you develop in Practice, will follow you to Tournaments 10:38 - Pre Ski Routine 12:07 - Reflect on your season so far 14:05 - How do you keep yourself fro...
Sep 18, 2023•30 min
Jenny and Marcus breakdown the causes of Low Back pain in water skiers (and in Life in general) and Jenny gives some super practical stretches and strengthening movements that you can start today, and they require ZERO equipment! 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - What causes Low Back pain? 2:30 - More specifics on causes of Back Pain. 4:10 - 2 Things you NEVER wanna do on a Ski!!! 6:05 - STANCE on the ski….Don’t do THIS! 7:18 - You’re body may be holding you back 8:00 - A Few Non-Equipment Based Stretches/Mov...
Jun 14, 2023•24 min
MB and Rob discuss the state of water ski tournaments....can we change things up for the better?? 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - MB Storytime 6:00 - Best Skiing Possible, or Quickest Skiing? 10:15 - Last Man (or Woman) Standing This podcast is Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify! - Search "FPM Podcast" Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fpm-podcast/id1662222659 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7hPWjzPUSn1XJNAMHEU23h Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/...
Jun 06, 2023•19 min
In-Season programming starts this week on FPM! Here's a quick look at what we offer and why we think its so important for any/all water skiers! Also, we are giving you 20% off the normal In-Season Program price! (5 month program). Promo Code = MOREBUOYS Here's the link to the Sign Up Page: https://app.flowpointmethod.com/signup 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Why should I train off the water, during the Ski Season? 3:00 - How to modify the FPM program to work with your schedule and your specific needs 5:05 ...
May 31, 2023•18 min
Jenny and Marcus give you a behind the scenes look at a portion of one of our FPM Member Zoom calls, discussing how to keep your approach to Skiing and Off-Water Training Simple. 0:00 - Intro 1:50 - Structure allows simplicity 3:20 - Journaling or Note taking is incredibly valuable! 5:40 - Start simple…pick one of two of these things from this talk 6:02 - 3 Things in this Podcast: The Skiing. The Training (off water). The Learning. 6:20 - Pre-Ski Routine: develop your own…doesn’t have to be long...
May 10, 2023•25 min
This week, MB and Rob discuss Rhythm and Swing in a bit of detail, and cover a few popular ideas or concepts that may have been misinterpreted in the past: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Timing 2:08 - Swingset Analogy, revisted 7:20 - Bring it back to Skiing 10:10 - “Be Patient”??? 12:40 - Why the “Be Patient” is wrong….or how to fix it. 13:50 - Setting up the Turn is huge! 16:29 - 2 systems to consider 17:28 - When to pull and when not to? 20:06 - Can you be too early? 21:10 - Signs you are NOT in rhythm ...
May 03, 2023•24 min
MB does a deeper dive into some of the most important topics from the first 15 episodes of FPM Podcast. 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - Stance: It’s a “Keystone Fundamental”, Most important fundamental in skiing. The center of every other movement. If you want to improve your skiing, Find ways to Conceptualize, think about and improve this in your own skiing this year. Dryland Drills can help breakthrough to a new feeling…, then there are different ways of feeling it on the water (freeski, cut and coast, et...
Apr 26, 2023•28 min
This week MB and Rob take a quick question from the BallOfSpray forum, discussing how far ski technology has come in the past 20 years! Enjoy it and let us know what else you wanna hear us talk about in future episodes!! 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - How Far has Ski Tech come in the past 20 years 1:18 - Ski Shape 1:48 - Ski Construction 2:27 - Haven’t had a breakthrough like the sport of Snow Skiing, yet… 3:30 - Example of a ski from 20 years ago 4:30 - Biggest change was from 30 years ago, to 20 years ag...
Apr 18, 2023•9 min
This week Rob is back, and he and MB are discussing the most fundamental element of the FPM Water Ski pyramid: Athletic Stance! 0:00 - Intro 0:15 - The most basic fundamental of skiing: Athletic Stance 0:55 - Why is this so important? 1:53 - Athletic Stance on a Water Ski, is COMPLETELY different than Athletic Stance in almost any other sport. 3:03 - Body Perpendicular to Ski 4:40 - Water Skiing is Positional!! 6:40 - Why do we ski with Butt Back naturally? 7:20 - Why is it so hard to improve/ch...
Apr 03, 2023•18 min
This week is a fun call MB had with an FPM Member, Alex Montagu, who was doing a school project on the Physics of Water skiing. So, we figured we'd share. Thank you Alex, for reaching out!! We apologize for the Audio...MB's head set sucks....now we know! 0:00 - Intro - High School Physics Project! 0:50 - Why Physics 1:22 - If you care about skiing better, you want to Understand physics 1:47 - EVERYONE is a Physicist!! 3:45 - Center of Mass of an Object 4:57 - A Skiing example of Center of Mass 6...
Mar 27, 2023•54 min
This week we try something new....conversations with everyday Hero's, like our FPM Member Mike Kennedy, who has made some significant life changes in the past year or so. Hope you all enjoy this conversation! 0:00 - Intro 0:57 - Restoring old boats 2:20 - Making the Sport more accessible? 3:09 - 1991 ProStar Repowered with 2018 Ilmor engine 4:12 - When did you first start waterskiing? 6:05 - What is your PB? 7:28 - Life Transformation 9:10 - What changes did you make? And How? 12:23 - How did FP...
Mar 20, 2023•32 min
