How To Cross The Wake On Water Skis Video

Learning to cross the boat wake on water skis can be difficult and scary but is also very fun. Learn how to cross the wake on water skis in this water skiing video.

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Keep knees bent
Keep arms straight
Focus on boat
Pay attention to direction

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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 cross outside that big old nasty wake that we are all afraid of. What you need to begin worrying about is not so much the wake and all the water is worrying about what is going on with your skis. As long as your skis are tracking forward, your knees are nice and bent, your arms are straight, keep looking at the boat the whole time. You do not have to worry about anything out to the side. You want to slowly put weight on the inside edge of the waterski on your right foot. What that's going to do is slowly start pushing you to the left. Do not worry about the wake. It's just water. Slowly and gently it will carry you outside the wake. Go out there two or three feet then put weight on the inside of your left foot. And that is going to edge you over to the right and start taking you back into the wake. Again, keep knees bent, arms straight, looking at the boat, everything facing forward, and you will just go over it nice and softly. Be soft in your knees. Take it across all the way outside of the other side of the wake. Once you go out there a couple feet, begin again with the right foot. All you need to do is keep your good ski position and you will be able to go as fast as your guts will let you. So begin slow, steady and smooth, and then just get a little bit wacky and slowly get out of control. And the worst case is you fall and it's water. You're probably sweating anyway from working too hard on the water.

How to Cross the Wake on Water Skis Video

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