akes ki . ▁Similar , ▁related ▁sports ▁are ▁w ake board ing , ▁kne eb o arding , ▁disc ing , ▁tub ing , ▁and ▁sit - down ▁hydro fo il . ▁ ▁Basic ▁technique ▁ ▁Water ▁ski ers ▁can ▁start ▁their ▁ski ▁set ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁ways : ▁wet ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁common , ▁but ▁dry ▁is ▁possible . ▁Water ▁ski ing ▁typically ▁begins ▁with ▁a ▁deep - water ▁start . ▁The ▁sk ier ▁enters ▁the ▁water ▁with ▁their ▁sk is ▁on ▁or ▁they ▁jump ▁in ▁without ▁the ▁sk is ▁on ▁their ▁feet , ▁have ▁the ▁sk is ▁flo ated ▁to ▁them , ▁and ▁put ▁them ▁on ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁water . ▁Most ▁times ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁easier ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁sk is ▁on ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁wet . ▁Once ▁the ▁sk ier ▁has ▁their ▁sk is ▁on ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁thrown ▁a ▁to w ▁ro pe ▁from ▁the ▁boat , ▁which ▁they ▁position ▁between ▁their ▁sk is . ▁In ▁the ▁deep - water ▁start , ▁the ▁sk ier ▁cr ouch es ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁water ▁while ▁holding ▁onto ▁the ▁ski ▁ro pe ; ▁they ▁are ▁in ▁a ▁can non ball ▁position ▁with ▁their ▁legs ▁t uck ed ▁into ▁their ▁ch est , ▁with ▁sk is ▁pointing ▁towards ▁the ▁sky ▁and ▁approximately ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁ski ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁water . ▁The ▁sk ier ▁can ▁also ▁perform ▁a ▁" d ry ▁start " ▁by ▁standing ▁on ▁the ▁shore ▁or ▁a ▁pier ; ▁however , ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁entry ▁is ▁recommended ▁for