Water Skiing

Water skiing is a water sport in which a skier by mechanical draw (mostly by boat, sometimes by a cable ski slope ) on skis pulled or bare feet over the water is produced.

Content

 * 1 History
 * 2 Technology
 * 3 Forms
 * Figure 3.1 Skiing
 * 3.2 Slalom Skiing
 * 3.3 Competition Downhill Skiing
 * 3.4 Ski Jumping
 * 3.5 Race Skiing
 * 3.6 Showski
 * 3.7 Barefoot skiing
 * 4 See also
 * 5 External link

History
Already in 1841 was a Swedish company a patent for the manufacture of water skis, it is unclear whether this was ever conducted.

The real waterskiing, according to the American Water skibond only started in 1922 when Ralph Samuelson used two boards as skis and a rope clothesline as in Lake City, Minnesota . The sport was first years unknown to Samuelson in several US states shows began to give. Samuelson is known as a leader in many water skiing disciplines. Katherine Lomerson from Union Lake, Michigan is known as the first woman who started water skiing, in 1924 .

In Flanders and the Netherlands sport is practiced by thousands of recreational and competition skiers mainly organized in the Netherlands in the Dutch Water Association(NWB) and in Flanders in the WSV. The first entry in the Netherlands in 1928 and is about ski run. [3] In 1938, water skiing under the name 'planking' on the beach in Zandvoort seen as a sports sensation of the first order. " [4]

[Technology edit ]
Waterskiing traditionally begins with a "deep water start". The skier goes with his skis in the water (knees bent / arms outstretched), with two points of the skis above water and the rope at the center. One can also take a seat defies or jump start. When seater defies does one sit on the edge of the jetty and one crosses the skis already in the water. You hold the 'baton' close to your body and wrapped it tightly. If the rope is tense and the boat leaves you right away. A jump start is a difficult start, you can do this only if you go skiing with one ski. You stand at the edge of the jetty and wait until the rope itself tighter. If the rope is stretched the boat leaves. As a skier you just step forward with your skis in the water, and you're with.

The technique of skiing itself is almost the same in each part. Arms stretching (less difficult) and bend your knees.

For safety it is important that there is a third person is present. This person, known as the supervisor or co-pilot, the skier monitors and handles the communication between the skier and the pilot. This communication is done via hand signals (eg, thumbs up / down respectively means faster / slower).

On November 25, 2013 World Champion died waterskiing Teelow Sarah, the daughter of two-time world champion Tania Teelow as a result of an accident at a race on the Hawkesbury River in Australia .

Figure Skiing [ edit ]
In Figure Skiing (in English: Trick Ski) uses one or two sea short skis without fins. This allows for great freedom of movement so special moves can be made. Many movements make use of a special rope which a foot can be placed. This way you can ski without hands and leaning on one foot. This is also called cord au pied, a French term that literally means "foot-to-rope" means. Despite these movements belongs figure skiing to the classic skiing.

In competition skiers have twice 20 seconds to execute their movements. Each movement (trick) has a fixed point value assigned to a successful implementation. Of course, the winner is the one with the largest number of points.

Downhill Skiing [ edit ]
In terms waterski slalom ski means skiing with one ski (also called monoski). Herein the said both feet are placed in a single line on the ski, both forward facing.

Obviously slalom ski a lot harder and requires a better stability. Therefore, one usually learns first skiing with two skis and then move on to one ski.

[Contest Slalom Skiing edit ]
In slalom ski race should captivate looping in a trail of small ball-be. It consists of a pair of handcuffs forming an entrance gate between skied be six buoys around which must be skied and a few buoys as output port which must be re-between skiing. The six target buoys are split into two three buoys which lie on either side of the route.

The aim is to maximize the speed at the shortest possible string skiing around the course.

First, the speed will be increased to 58 km / h for men and 55 km / h for women, then the rope, which is standard 18.25 meters, is shortened.

The winner is the one who can ski around the most buoys at the shortest possible string. This rope is in top competition often shorter than the distance from the buoy to the center, then it requires a lot of technique to ski yet around the buoy.

Ski Jumping [ edit ]
Ski jumping is performed on two long skis similar to ordinary water skis, but with special tail fins are shorter and wider, so they will not be damaged if the skier go over the ramp. It is the intention to jump as far as possible.

The boat is hereby fixed rate and the skier needs to build up his speed by itself to cut to the ramp (also known as the Cut). Professionals hereby bring to 75-80 meters and speeds of more than 100 km / h. Prerequisite for a successful jump is able to continue skiing after landing.

In show skiing is also often uses a ramp, but then it's not so much the distance that counts, but the tricks. Known tricks are a helicopter (360 °) a gainer (backflip) or front flip, sometimes with several people and different combinations.

Skiing Race [ edit ]
In ski racing a number of skiers have to pass a course, as in Formula 1 . This is the fastest form of waterskiing.

A team consists of a pilot, copilot and one or two skiers. Ski racing is normally carried out with one long ski (2 to 2.5 meters).

A race can be formed by a certain distance or time, ranging from several minutes to more than an hour.

The average velocities will be around 150 to 160 km / h.

[Showski edit ]
A water ski show usually consists of animation on and around the water. The songs are a mix of all disciplines brought about from the water skiing as a complete act with music, costumes etc.

Popular songs ski jumping, ballet, the pyramid and the clown number. The latter is almost always recurrent value in a show where a good skier usually plays the role of a novice skier goes like a klutz on the water.

Waterski Shows are given for general entertainment at an event or for example a theme park. However, there are competitions between different teams show in which a jury gives points to the difficulty of the songs, the originality, the response of the public, etc.

Barefoot skiing [ edit ]
In this branch of skiing is without skis, the barefoot skiing at high speed. This is a difficult discipline that requires a lot of experience and stability.