American Barefoot Club
A Sport division of USA Water-ski

Barefooting  "Water-skiing's Ultimate Challenge"

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Learn to Barefoot Waterski

Learning to barefoot waterski is a process that should be done with Safety and Fun in mind.  Barefooting is as much a mental challenge as physical challenge.  If there is only one piece of advice I can give a beginning barefoot,, it would be to invest in your barefooting experience.  Go get a lesson the first day you try to ski on your feet.  It will pay off 10 times over in your barefooting career.   You will have more fun, fewer injuries and learn at much faster pace.  What more could you ask for!  Below I have several online site for learning to barefoot waterski.

Beginner information

Beginner and Advanced Barefooters

These site have e-books is available for free and is a well written series written by: Lane "Dawg" Bowers 2002 Overall National Champion

Ski Schools to consider

The Footers Edge

This Barefoot School is run and taught by Lane "Dawg" Bowers 2002 Overall National Champion.

Gliding Soles

This barefoot school taught by Keith St. Onge the current World Record Holder in Trick,  World Slalom Champion, and currently is ranked #1 in the World.  He is also the ABC Junior Team Coach for the 2003 Jr World Championships.

Barefoot International

This Traveling clinic Barefoot School is run by Mike Seipel 2 time World Champion.  Mike will do clinics at your own lake.

Ron Scarpa Watersports

This School is run by Ron Scarpa 2000 World Barefoot Championship.   Ron has surpassed Brett Wing as the most successful all-time male barefooter according to Guinness Book of World Record.

Question about the site can be sent to 
Brian Heeney

Modified: March 16, 2008


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