Waterskiing Beginner Tips
Beginner waterskiing tips, techniques, and instruction, to get you started or improve your skills.
How To Get Up On Two Water Skis
Here's how to get up on two water skis doing a deepwater start.
Here's how to get up on two water skis doing a deepwater start.
Choosing the Correct Slalom Water Ski Size
Take into consideration your height, weight, and skiing speed before choosing a slalom water ski.
Take into consideration your height, weight, and skiing speed before choosing a slalom water ski.
Which Foot Forward on a Slalom Water Ski?
Use this as a guide to decide which foot to put in your front slalom waterski boot.
Use this as a guide to decide which foot to put in your front slalom waterski boot.
How To One Foot Deepwater Slalom Start
Here's how to get up on a slalom ski in the water with the front foot in the ski boot and the rear foot dragging behind.
Here's how to get up on a slalom ski in the water with the front foot in the ski boot and the rear foot dragging behind.
How To Two Foot Deepwater Slalom Start
Here's how to get up on a slalom ski in the water with both the front and rear feet already in the ski boots.
Here's how to get up on a slalom ski in the water with both the front and rear feet already in the ski boots.
How Fast Should You Go?
There are so many activities you can do behind a boat, and each works best at different boat speeds. Use this feature to determine how fast the boat should be traveling.
There are so many activities you can do behind a boat, and each works best at different boat speeds. Use this feature to determine how fast the boat should be traveling.
Hand Signals
From your About.com Guide, prevent confusion and communicate effectively with your skiers on the water by using these signals.
From your About.com Guide, prevent confusion and communicate effectively with your skiers on the water by using these signals.
Crossing the Wakes on a Slalom Water Ski
An outline of the proper way to cross the wakes with confidence and success on a slalom water ski.
An outline of the proper way to cross the wakes with confidence and success on a slalom water ski.
Slalom Trainer Rope Handle
Using one of these "deep-V" slalom handle trainers can make deepwater slalom waterskiing starts a breeze.
Using one of these "deep-V" slalom handle trainers can make deepwater slalom waterskiing starts a breeze.
Before You Buy a Waterskiing Rope
Tips on buying a waterskiing tow rope. Consider rope material, rope handles, and rope length.
Tips on buying a waterskiing tow rope. Consider rope material, rope handles, and rope length.
Slalom Rope Lengths - 5 @ 32 Off - What Does This Mean?
From your About.com Guide, slalom towropes are sectioned to different lengths for difficulty levels. Let me tell you how to read the ropes.
From your About.com Guide, slalom towropes are sectioned to different lengths for difficulty levels. Let me tell you how to read the ropes.
Teaching Kids To Waterski
From your About.com Guide, instructions on teaching a child to ski, and a list of suggested combo skis to get them started.
From your About.com Guide, instructions on teaching a child to ski, and a list of suggested combo skis to get them started.
Wetsuit - Drysuit Temperature Chart
At what temperature should you wear a wetsuit or drysuit? Here's a chart to help you decide.
At what temperature should you wear a wetsuit or drysuit? Here's a chart to help you decide.
Waterskiing: Getting Off The Ground
From your About.com Guide, a review of the book. This is an excellent book for those new to the waterskiing world.
From your About.com Guide, a review of the book. This is an excellent book for those new to the waterskiing world.
Good Ski Scrub
Before taking that new slalom ski for its first pass, you should take it to the cleaners. Tip from WaterSki magazine.
Before taking that new slalom ski for its first pass, you should take it to the cleaners. Tip from WaterSki magazine.
Rope Slack
Why you get it, how to handle it. Tip from utoronto.com.
Why you get it, how to handle it. Tip from utoronto.com.
Waterskiing Robot
Learn to waterski by watching stick figure movies simulating the mechanics of water-skier motion, from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University. Movies are 1-3 megabytes so some patience is required.
Learn to waterski by watching stick figure movies simulating the mechanics of water-skier motion, from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University. Movies are 1-3 megabytes so some patience is required.