How to do the Turning in Water Ski?

Turning

For your first few minutes on water skis, stay well within the wake of the boat that is pulling you. If you move outside the wake, the waves will probably throw you. An experienced operator can help your first runs by having his boat follow your course instead of making you follow his.

If you have ever done any snow skiing it will make the

technique of turning on water skis much easier to acquire. When you want to turn on water skis, you must bank by raising the edges of the skis as well as pointing them where you want to go. Say you want to go to the right. Lean over to the right-at your ankles-and at the same time raise the left edges of the skis higher than the right. The skis will turn to the right. You will find that the skis are more responsive to a bank at low speeds than at high. The faster you are going, the deeper you must dig with the edge of the skis to make your turn, and you must crouch lower to keep your balance. Until you have gained some confidence in turning from side to side, stay within the wake of the boat.

Reaching Calm Water

One of the greatest thrills of water skiing is crossing the wake of the boat for the first time and skiing in the calm water beyond it. The basic principle in crossing the wake is to approach the turbulent water as close to a 90-degree angle as possible. In this way you avoid having your skis caught in the trough of the wake. To get set for the “crossing,” slide over to the opposite side of the wake you are riding, then reverse your turn, head for the wake, and ride through it. Here, to hesitate is to be lost. Once you start through the wake, keep on moving through it. If you slow down in the midst of the turbulent water you will very probably lose your skis. It might help if you tried to cross your wake when the boat is turning. There is a slightly flatter wake at such times, and you can get some additional speed across it by swinging away from the direction in which the boat is turning.

After you have crossed the wake a few times, you will probably want to try your hands or feet at jumping it. This is not too difficult. Approach the wake at nearly right angles from the outside is easier. Spring upwards just as the tips touch the wake; absorb the shock of landing with your

knees. Remember to keep your back as straight as possible on the jump, and keep your toes up. With some practice you should be able to jump a wake with about 3 feet of air under your skis.

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