How To Stand Up On Water Skis Video

Getting up on the water on water skis is difficult for first timers but can be very rewarding. Learn how to get up on water skis for the first time in this water skiing video.

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Do not pull arms
Keep knees bent
Keep arms straight

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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 the final start that we do in barefooting. We mostly do this on a five-foot line attached to a boom. You are going to drag on your stomach. As the boat driver accelerates, you are going to roll over onto your back with your arms stretched out over your head, feet stretched out behind your body until the boat reaches about 25 miles an hour. Once that speed is attained, have the boat driver give you a little holler, just to tell you it is time to get going, you are going to lift up your right hip up off the water. And just like you did in the boom start where you tumbled around on the boom, you are going to do the same thing but with the handle, so the handle has to pull down the right side of your body, down past your right hip, which is lifted up off the water, and then it is going to settle in right on your waistline, right between your waist and your belly button. And it is okay to have that handle touching you right in the waist. That is going to make sure that your feet stay up off the water. Once you are in that position, you can hook a foot on the line if you want. That is going to get you stable. And then holy mackerel, you have been in this position before, bring your feet slowly and gently back to your butt, arms straight, rock forward like you are standing up off the couch and barefoot down the lake. You are the king.

How to Stand Up on Water Skis Video

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