How to Hold the Water Ski Rope

Video Transcript

"Once you have your rope and your gloves in sync and you're up, you're actually water skiing along, arm position is very important. You want to keep your elbows bent, and use them as a shock-absorber against the boat. The same with your knees. I will demonstrate this a little bit later in the water, however, it's important that you use not a baseball grip, but an inverted baseball grip. If you're right handed, you want to keep your right hand on this side of the rope, your left hand on this side of the rope. You want to bring it in back and forth to your chest as you go, for balance. Once you finish your day of water skiing, what you want to do is you want to store the rope in a dry, shady area, normally a compartment on the boat so that it is not exposed to direct sunlight which will deteriorate the nylon. It will allow the rope a longer life, possibly up to 2 or 3 years."