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Summary: Expert water skier gives an introduction to water skiing and the basics needed for getting up on two skis in this free instructional water ski video for beginners.
Jay Browder has been an expert water skier for over 35 years. Among many of his trophies and awards include placing in the state of Michigan tournament in the jumping competition. He...read more
The sport of water skiing dates back to 1922 when Ralph Samuelson put two boards on his feet and used a clothesline to drag himself behind a boat on Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minnesota. In 1966, the American Water Ski Association began to thrive and the sport of water skiing began to grow more and more popular amongst the leisure and middles class of America. With different forms of water skiing, such as trick skiing and slalom skiing, water skiing has become a popular American past time all over.
In this free video series, watch as professional water skier Jay Browder teaches how to water ski for beginners. Learn how to choose skis, how to choose life jackets for adults and children, how to install ski rope, how to toss rope from boat, how to balance on water skis, how to fall properly, and safety hand signals when in the water. There's no reason to stay inside on a beautiful day, find a lake, a boat, water skis, rope, life jackets, and party people ready to have a good time and go water skiing.
"Hi, this is Jay on behalf of Expert Village. We're here to talk about beginning water skiing. We're here at beautiful Silver Lake in Michigan, and I'm going to show you a few different things in terms of rope maintenance, basic flotation devices, beginning apparatus, water skis, gloves, etcetera, and the basics on how to get up on two skis."
eHow Article: Introduction to Water Skiing