How To Do Barefoot Water Ski Tricks Video

There are many advanced tricks for barefoot water skiing that anyone can learn. Get tips on how to learn more advanced tricks in this barefoot water skiing video.

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Paul is a current member of the Canadian National Barefoot Water Skiing Team. He also teaches bare footing in Florida. He lives, eats, and breathes the sport. A native of Toronto, Canada, he is the captain of the national team and is very dedicated to representing his nation. He holds the tricks record for the open men and a bronze medalist at the World Barefoot Water Ski Championships. He dedicated his life at about twenty years old to the sport and hasn't looked back since.

PAUL MCDONALD: In this clip, we are going talk about what to do now that you can stand up and barefoot. Back in the 50's, 60's and even into the early 70's, standing up was the trick. Well, we kind of like it a little bit tougher than that these days. So once you can stand up and ride, people are only going to watch for so long until you start actually doing tricks. You are going to learn one foots. That is probably the first thing you are going to learn. You are transferring all the weight over to your one foot even it's nice to tilt the handle down to the foot you are going to stand on. Get into your nice low barefoot position and gently lift your foot from the hip up off the water. You do not want to stick your foot straight out in front of you and have you knee straight. The leg that is in the air needs to be nice and bent, arms straight, handle tilted to the foot you are going to stand on and slowly cruise down the lake. Then put the foot down the same way you put it up, nice and gently, set it on the water, cruise around, tilt the handle the other direction and do the other foot. The biggest thing here is a slow progression, begin on the boom. Obviously, you cannot tilt the handle on the boom because it's a big piece of metal. If you can bend it, hey, you shouldn't be barefooting. You should be in the strong man competition. Keep you arms nice and straight and practice on the boom. Once that's easy, go to the handle and then enjoy it. Everything in barefooting is a slow progression. That is the best way to prevent a headache.

How to Do Barefoot Water Ski Tricks Video

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