How To Water Ski With One Ski Video

Learning to drop a water ski and go from two skis to one ski can be difficult. Learn how to switch from two water skis to one water ski in this water sports video.

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Keep balanced
Transfer weight smoothly
Keep toes touching water

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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 to go over how to drop a ski going from two skis to one ski without freaking out. You've been able to cross the wakes nice and smoothly on two skis. You want to come back to the center of the wake, get lined up, again, knees bent, arms straight, looking in at the boat, that helps keep your horizon so you can maintain your balance. With your knees nice and bent, you are slowly going to transfer a hundred percent of the weight to the foot you are going to be standing on. So you shift your weight over slowly and smoothly, just start pointing the toe of the foot that you are going to be dropping the ski off of backwards behind you. As you slowly move that foot backwards, you are going to be pointing your toe, so that eventually the ski just slides off and then you're dragging the tops of your toes and the top of your foot in the water beside your body. Having that little--the tops of your toes touching the water helps maintain your balance in the beginning stages of one ski in. Don't be in a hurry to put your foot in the back of the ski. Ride like that all the way around the lake if you want, who cares? Once you are up, you've dropped your ski, you're feeling very comfortable, just slide your foot across the top of the water till you find the back of your ski. Don't move anything else; just gently put your foot down on the back of the ski without a lot of weight on it and just ride nice and smoothly. Don't go immediately into wake crossings. Don't panic if you start wiggling and wobbling everywhere, that is what we all do. But you are going to have a few little falls. They're usually crashes to the side and more frustrating than anything. They don't hurt, so have some fun. Go out there, drop your ski and look like a stud on the water.

How to Water Ski with One Ski Video

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