Water skiing

Water skiing

Water Skiing is a sport were a person is typically pulled behind a boat or cable ski installation on a body of water. The sport requires the skier to be pulled at high speeds in order to maintain their position above the surface.

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wing

Sports; Water skiing

This is an adjustable tab on the side of a slalom fin. This fins helps to slow the ski down when the skier is making a turn.

bad gate

Sports; Water skiing

This refers to a bad start when doing a slalom run when a skier takes the wrong line through the gate.

balk

Sports; Water skiing

This is when a skier does not go on to a ramp in a jumping event.

bananas

Sports; Water skiing

Bananas are types of skis. These skis are used for doing tricks and they are much shorter than regulation size skis and they have no directional fin on them.

banking

Sports; Water skiing

This is a way of moving in the air after a jump has been performed. The skiers body is more horizontal than upright. The skies are extending out the left while still pointing in the direction on the ...