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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	Teaching Kids or adults? to Ski
	Date:	6/3/2010 5:29:01 PM

Learning to ski at 38 is a little more challenging because the older and bigger you are the longer it takes to get out of the water and the more effort it takes. My daughter came up so fast the first time that she freaked out and let go. After that she was fine.

If you fell forward it was probably because you got anxious as you came out and tried to stand up on the skis too soon which is face plant time or you may have gotten your weight too far forward when the boat started to pull you again. Try to keep your weight back until you start to feel the rope slacken and then stand straight up on the skis, keeping your arms straight and wait for the boat to begin to pull you again.

Its a funny sport, like riding a bike. Once you do it you can do it almost every time. With adults you will always get tired faster because it is more work so don't try too many times before you take a break but don't give up. But if you got up on the 3rd try you are definitely able to ski. Now once I get you up, I quickly try to get you outside the wake. Will be another fall either going out or coming in. I try to turn in the direction of the skier when they are coming in as that flattens the wake considerably. Hope you can do it because it is a lot of fun!!