training / youth water skiis

[kjrinker94]

Anybody have a training set or possibly youth pair of water skiis that they have taking up space and looking to sell?  I'm looking to pick up a pair - preferably not really old (wooden), but I'm not that picky.  Let me know, maybe we can strike up a deal.

Kevin

[frodo13056]

I don't have the training skis anymore, but when I started teaching my daughter how to water ski (she was 8 years old at the time), I had her put on the skis in the back yard and had her hold on to a ski rope while I pulled her across the yard. She'd start in a sitting position and the grass was slippery enough that when I pulled her, she "got the feel" of how it would be when we got on the water - and after a few practice sessions of me dragging her across the yard on the skis, she was able to get right up on the training skis once we got on the water. It's a pretty simple idea and it worked great.

Good luck!

Steve

[Summer Ale]

Great idea! And advice.  I'm definelty going to try it out with both of my kids.

[Talon]

Brilliant! I wish my folks had done that with me