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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Water skiing

rope on teeth

Sports; Water skiing

Same as above except the skier holds the handle in their teeth.

salute

Sports; Water skiing

When a skier lifts one ski out of the water and holds it out in front of them at a steep angle.

shaped ski

Sports; Water skiing

This is a ski that is designed to be stable and can be skied on at slower speeds. It is a blend of a conventional ski and a wide ride ski. They are well suited for beginning skiers and skiers that ...

sideslide

Sports; Water skiing

This is a trick skiing maneuver during which the skier has the skis at a 90-degree angle (right angle) to the way he or she is moving.

ski flying

Sports; Water skiing

See Jump Water Skiing

skis

Sports; Water skiing

That equipment a skier wears on their feet to move across the water. Can be made of wood but are usually made of fiberglass. There are three basic categories of skies, slalom skies, jump skies and ...

slalom

Sports; Water skiing

A competitive event in which the skier moves through a course set up with buoys while the boat which is pulling them moves in a straight line through the course. The buoys are placed on the outer ...