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If you've ever heard the word 'barefoot waterskiing' and not known what it referred to, then you will probably nevertheless have managed to figure out roughly what might be involved. Yes, like the name suggests 'barefoot waterskiing' is a form of waterskiing that doesn't involve skiis and rather has the practitioner pulled behind the boat completely barefooted and nevertheless able to stay above the water and not sink beneath. There are many advantages to barefoot waterskiing and there are many reasons that people opt to use this particular water sport. Of course the most obvious benefit for barefoot waterskiing is that you can do it anywhere and you don't need to be carrying any equipment with you. This also means that it's a lot cheaper to begin because you won't need to pay for a wakeboard or waterskis and you can instead take the to the water without ever have splashed out on any paraphernalia. There are of course things you can buy in order to make the process of barefoot waterskiing easier and to make the experience more enjoyable, but none of these are completely crucial in order to be able to participate. If you do wish to make additional purchases, then you can buy things like wetsuits and boat ballast to help keep the boat even and steady on the water in order to make balancing easier. The fact that you have no equipment also means that barefoot skiing is in some ways safer. This is because you won't have anything strapped onto your feet, and that means that if you fall off or fall over you'll be able to easily swim and manoeuvre. At the same time it means that there aren't any large heavy plastic objects – such as a wakeboard – in the water for you to hit your head on and potentially concuss yourself. Because there is a much smaller surface area on your feet when compared to the surface area of skis (one would hope), this means that you need to have the tow boat travelling at faster speeds in order to pull you up and out of the water. For many people this makes the experience more exhilarating too – so the fun is partly the fact that you will be speeding across the top of the water at faster speeds which makes it great for adrenaline junkies. Otherwise barefoot skiing is much like wakeboarding or regular waterskiing in that you can still do many of the same tricks and jumps that you would otherwise do – though these are somewhat harder to learn as you are placing more pressure on the surface of the water and not distributing it as widely. To begin barefoot waterskiing you will need to hold on to the tow rope and have the boat slowly speed up until you start to come out of the water (unless you want to do a flying start). Keep your knees slightly bent in order to allow you to jump and to prevent injury, and keep your arms in by your sides while leaning back slightly. Barefoot skiing is a great way to enjoy watersports. For more information on barefoot waterskiing and a range of other sports, follow the links.
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