Things You'll Need:
- Safety Flags
- Life Vests
- Ski Boats
- Water Ski Ropes
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Step 1
Get up on a starter ski, or free-board ski, behind a boat traveling 22 mph.
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Step 2
Note that the pressure of the moving boat will hold the ski to your foot as you start out.
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Step 3
Ski outside the wake. Left-footed skiers should go outside the left wake; right-footed skiers should go outside the right wake.
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Step 4
Bend your knees and sit back as if you are sitting in a chair. Your arms should be slightly bent and holding the rope in a baseball-bat grip.
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Step 5
Give your driver the signal to accelerate to your recommended barefoot speed (34 mph for regular feet, 36 mph for smaller feet, usually).
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Step 6
Step off with your free foot and set your foot in the water heel first, 18 inches apart from your ski. Keep your toes curled up.
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Step 7
Slip your other foot off the starter ski, or free-board, when you feel your bare foot beginning to carry more than half of your weight. Step off to the outside of your ski and dig your foot in heel first. Lean back hard as you step off.
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Step 8
Stay low and gently straighten your arms and back to improve your form.
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Step 9
Let go of the handle and sit back when you are done.






