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Learn How To Water Ski In 60 Minutes And Never Take A Fall |
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Learn How to Water Ski in 60 Minutes and Never Take a Fall
Lane "Dawg" Bowers
Imagine the feeling of gliding effortlessly on top of the water with the feeling of total confidence knowing you have the best form in the world. All your friends who have failed or got discouraged would be looking at you like you are the new resident pro! What would that feel like?
There an an unlimited line of nay sayers who would love to tell you that they already tried to learn to water ski. If you will listen, you will hear about how hard it was or how they took a serious beating in the process. Avoid them altogether knowing that you not only will avoid every mistake they made, but you will also have the information to teach others without ever having a single fall.
If you want to learn or teach someone to learn to water ski, then there are four key things you need to know that your friends never figured out. The most important principle is that in order to learn without falling, you need to practice the correct body positions on dry land before ever getting on the water. There are 4 lessons to be learned.
Here is lesson number one. While sitting at your computer, you can practice the basics of good form. By simply rolling your shoulders back and lifting your rib cage up, you can learn the correct "Posture" of the upper body. This should put a curve in your back as if you are at attention in the military or that you are showing off your massive chest.
Now get a ski handle and attach it to a door knob. While holding the good Posture we just learned, I want you to lay back and drive your hips upward toward the handle without trying to move the handle with your hands. If you can do this with your shoulders behind your butt while getting your hips within 8 inches of the handle, then you have achieved the critical middle body position called, "The Power Band."
Now that you have the upper and middle body position figured out, you need to adjust your knees by getting your ankles slightly behind the front edge of your knees. If you have ever snow skied then imagine how it feels to be in ski boots which force your shins to be angled forward. This lower body position is called Glide.
Lesson number 2 is also done out of the water. Now that I have shown you what position you will be in while you are on top of the water, you need to learn the sitting position which is called "The Three Point Position." While still using your ski rope, sit down with your knees together, handle out in front of your knees with arms totally relaxed, and your feet as wide as your hips and as close to your butt as possible. It is similar to the starting position for rowing. This is the critical position that must be learned off of the water and while the boat is "in gear."
Lesson 3 is huge. Now that you know what the correct Three Point Position and standing positions are, you might think it is time to go get behind the boat and try it out. That is the next big mistake that separates amateurs from the pros. If you truly want to learn as well as teach others to water ski without falling, then you will need to use a water ski boom or a barefoot boom.
The tremendous stability of the barefoot boom is obvious when you understand that it is a solid aircraft aluminum pole that connects to the front of the boat by two stainless steel cables. Although it was originally designed for the rigors of barefoot water skiing, it is the water ski industry's best kept secret. It makes any water skier's first attempts sure and is a natural step on the way to learning on an additional 5 foot rope and then behind the boat. By taking the time to build your water skiers confidence, you are ensuring safety and fun that will last a lifetime.
Are you ready to get in the water? Let's practice by only using the Three Point Position while holding directly onto the boom where you will be able to see and talk to the driver. Simply keep your knees together, sit on the ski, and let your arms relax. When you feel calm and relaxed, have the driver put the boat in the slowest possible forwards speed. We call this "in gear" or at an idle speed. As the water pushes against the ski, learn to relax in the Three Point Position without the fear of the boat taking off and accelerating.
Before ever trying to get up, make sure you can hold this position with your free foot dragging behind your ski foot. If you can hold this position in control for at least five seconds, then you are ready for the acceleration phase of getting up!
Practice holding the Three Point Position for 5 seconds and then have the driver accelerate moderately to a speed that allows you to morph into your correct standing form. Slower is always better than faster since the boom gives upward lift and stability. Trying using 10-12mph for children, 15-20mph for medium sized adults, and 20-25 for larger adults. As long as the skier holds the correct form, you can add a little more speed.
After learning to stand in perfect form, practice sitting back down into the Three Point Position and then back up into your new world class form. After mastering this on the boom, you can progress to the 5 foot rope and then to behind the boat.
The driver's role in learning without falling is to be vigilant in watching the skier's form. If the skier breaks from the correct form in even the slightest amount, it is critical that the driver slow down to a stop. By adhering to critical form in conjunction with boat acceleration, the skier will always be able to learn without falling. Although this can frustrate an aggressive skier, it is critical to mastering world class form and to avoid completely unnecessary falls.
About the Author:
You can definitely learn to water ski without ever taking a fall. Let World Champion Lane "Dawg" Bowers teach you with his free video lessons which are guaranteed to teach you learn to water ski in 60 minutes...guaranteed.
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