Rave Sports 02368 Aqua Buddy

Just what I was looking for. Have several fn uses for this

My husband and I are slolam ski course skiers. Naturally when we had our kids we wanted to reach them as soon as possible. The Aqua Buddy helps to bridge a large gap in learning how to water ski- getting up out of the water. We started them at about age 4/5 on the Aqua Buddy on trainer skis without tow rope. Once they mastered that (usually one summer long) we could transition them to using the tow rope on Aqua Buddy. Again once mastered you can then have them deep-seated start. My daughter has used the Aqua Buddy so much that when she went to transition to deep-water start she got up the first time no problem. We always would drag" them sitting on Aqua Buddy for ten seconds or so then when we'd hit the gas tell them to stand up. So they also got used to the timing of when to brace yourself to be able to pop up. Yes it's possible for kids to ski without it- after all my husband and I were just thrown into deep water with two wooden skis as kids and just told to get up. But it does make learning much more enjoyable than being dragged behind a boat trying to get up for the twentieth time."