Barefoot Water Skiing

What is a contour water ski boom?

A contour water ski boom is used to teach water skiers, wakeboarders, kneeboarders, slalom skiers, and barefoot water skiers to learn without falling. A contour water ski boom has been bent to fit around side windshield frames and tower bases, and to get the boom clamp down below the taper that exists in a ski pylon.

To understand why there are contour booms, you need to know a little about ski pylon construction. Ski pylons are generally made from high quality aircraft aluminum, and are built into the construction of the boat in order to reinforce the pylon. These are for attaching a ski rope. They are also a great place to attach a boom.

Many ski pylons are tapered for aesthetic reasons. This narrowing of the diameter of the ski pylon, although it looks great, creates an area of the pylon that is useless for mounting a boom clamp.

If anyone ever made the mistake of putting the boom clamp on the tapered section of the ski pylon, it would never hold. Therefore the bend or contour of the boom, puts the clamp down below the taper on the ski pylon where it is safe to mount.

In order for a contour water ski boom to stay strong forever with all the bends and the leverage or water skiing, it must be constructed out of the best material. Years of product testing has shown that only high quality aircraft aluminum will meet these demands.

Aircraft wings are strong, flexible, and will never weaken over time. This same technology is what makes for a great barefoot boom that will last forever. One of the requirements for a boom is that only the highest quality aircraft aluminum is used. Many suppliers try to save money by using aircraft aluminum that is not the highest quality.

Here is one of the greatest insider tips I can give you to make sure that you are getting the right contour water ski boom for your boat. Number one, always make sure that you check to see that the inside section of your boom is solid aircraft aluminum. If you examine the inside section and find that it is hollow, then you know this manufacturer has cut corners during construcition.

Another great insider tip is, always demand that your contour boom comes with a lifetime guarantee on all aluminum parts. The confidence of knowing that your boom was built to last forever will give you a great peace of mind knowing that your family and friends will be safe.

There are three different types of contour booms;

1. a single straight contour boom
2. a universal contour boom
3. the quad contour boom

Lane "Dawg" Bowers' passion is helping people find the right water ski boom for their specific boat. Check out http://www.bare-foot-boom.com

Barefooters Get an Early Present from Wakeboarding

Dear Water Skiing Buudy, this is crazy, but true. For the first time
since I have been in barefooting, the industry numbers have
shown that barefooting is GROWING on the entry level!

More new barefooters interested in learning and they are
getting hooked!

What is even crazier is that barefooting has become one of
the most talked about things on the Wakeboarding Pro Tour!

What?!

Yeah, you heard me right. Listen to this...

Parks Bonifay holds his own tournament called, Feet On Fire,
down here in central Florida which is invite-only to top Pro
riders that want to compete in barefooting!

Now get this, Zane Schwenk jumped to almost urban legend
status, when in the middle of a Pro Tour Stop, he throws a
perfect flying back deep in just his board shorts, does a
complete circle, a back-to-front, and a flip...

Did I mention no wet suit?

From what I have been hearing, that little stunt is still
getting talked about as one of the coolest things of the
year.

What this means for you is that you now have a bigger
opportunity than ever to learn to barefoot and learn without
falling!!! and to teach others to barefoot without falling
by getting my No Fall Barefoot Instructional DVD at
http://www.thefootersedge.com/proshop/

Your knowledge is now more valuable than ever!
Imagine how good it will feel for you to have the knowledge
to help someone else learn without falling.

Just knowing how to barefoot sets you up as serious
entertainment on your lake, but the ability to get others
to learn WITHOUT FALLING...GUARANTEED...that makes you the
a celebrity on your lake!

Remember, if you get the reputation for being able to teach
people to barefoot without falling...even the girls will get
in on the action :~>))

The other major influence in getting more people into
barefooting is the biggest controversy we have ever had...

The Super Fly High...

Now I am so excited that I cannot even type right...

The October 2007 Wakeboarding Magazine came out with a full
page featured article called the Ultimate Set-Up!!!

Guess what it is...

http://thefootersedge.com/equipment/universal-tower-tower-boom/

Lane "Dawg" Bowers
National Barefoot Champion
http://www.BeABarefooter.com