SkiFly.com, Where Did It Go?

SkiFly.com may be gone from the internet, but a lot of its content is still alive and jumpin' and is being housed here on About Waterski/Wakeboard. SkiFly.com has been around for the past few years and has done a great job keeping us on top of the jump waterskiing and ski flying game. Jim Cara, founder of the site, put great effort into the site but has decided to pursue other things. We wish him well and hate to see him go.

Jim has been gracious enough to give his SkiFly.com content to About Waterski/Wakeboard. Below you'll find some familiar content, along with some new training articles. To all you SkiFly.com junkies, please allow me to welcome you. I hope you find it useful.

TRAINING ARTICLES

Alleviating Forearm Soreness in Water Skiing
Water Skiing requires use of the forearm muscles to grip the handle. No matter what kind of handle you own, there is still tremendous stress to the forearms. Here's tips on how to lessen the pain.

Strength and Conditioning To Prevent Knee Injuries in Water Skiers
Prevention of injury to the knee joint is vital for any skier who wishes to remain competitive. Follow these tips to keep your knees in top notch condition.

Alleviating Upper Back Soreness in Water Skiers
Whether you are pulling for the jump of your life, trying for that last buoy, setting up for that big air trick on the board, or just cruising at 20 mph, your upper back takes a beating. These are tips on how to prevent the soreness or deal with it.

Building a Strong Back For Jumping
Dr. Terry Weyman, the Water Ski Doc, talks about how important a strong back is to jumpers. Learn how to build back strength with some Dr. Jump prescribed exercises.

Jump Back!
Your lower back is the key component that allows your body hold your edge to the ramp, jump to the sky, and ride away to victory. Tips from Dr. Terry Weyman.

Off Season Work Out For Water-Skiers - Part I
Dr. Terry Weyman covers Plyometrics, a key component in the game of increasing power.

Off Season Work Out For Water-Skiers - Part II
Dr. Terry Weyman covers more on Plyometrics, a key component in the game of increasing power.

Rehabilitation of an Ankle Injury
The rehabilitation process broken into three distinct phases. Phase I is ensuring return of normal Range of Motion (ROM), increasing proprioception, reducing inflammation, and decreasing pain. Phase II includes Phase I and beginning strengthening. In Phase III, the focus shifts to advanced strengthening.

INSTRUCTION

Where To Learn To Jump
Listing of private locations and teams as well as commercial schools where you can learn the sport of jump waterskiing.

Video Coaching by Scot Ellis COMING SOON
Have a buddy video your ski jumping and send in the tape. Scot will personally respond to you by email or phone and give you pointers on skiing to the next level.

MORE

Metric Converter
Are you a confused American when tournament results are posted using the metric system? This converts distances in metric to USA standards.

Ramp Setting Chart
A chart in feet and inches so that you can set up your jump ramp.

Thanks to Jim Cara for making the above material possible.

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