▁will ▁generally ▁be ▁more ▁than ▁double ▁the ▁boat ' s ▁speed , ▁which ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁Pro ▁men ▁can ▁reach ▁spe eds ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁each ▁turn ▁will ▁generally ▁generate ▁around ▁ 4 ▁g ▁of ▁force . ▁Ess entially , ▁sl alom ▁water ▁ski ers ▁are ▁using ▁their ▁body ▁as ▁a ▁lever , ▁which ▁allows ▁them ▁to ▁with stand ▁loads ▁that ▁would ▁otherwise ▁not ▁be ▁possible ▁for ▁the ▁human ▁body . ▁ ▁J ump ▁ ▁Water ▁ski ▁jump ers ▁use ▁two ▁long ▁sk is ▁to ▁ride ▁over ▁a ▁water ▁ski ▁jump ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁travel ▁the ▁longest ▁distance . ▁In ▁a ▁tournament , ▁ski ers ▁are ▁given ▁three ▁attempts ▁to ▁hit ▁the ▁r amp . ▁The ▁winner ▁is ▁the ▁sk ier ▁who ▁travel s ▁the ▁far th est ▁calculated ▁distance ▁and ▁successfully ▁r ides ▁away . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁style ▁points , ▁simply ▁distance . ▁ ▁Water ▁ski ▁j umps ▁have ▁specific ▁dimensions ▁and ▁the ▁r amp ▁height ▁is ▁adjust able . ▁Ski ers ▁may ▁choose ▁their ▁boat ▁speed ▁and ▁r amp ▁height , ▁although ▁there ▁are ▁maxim ums ▁based ▁the ▁sk ier ' s ▁gender ▁and ▁age . ▁Professional ▁ski ▁jump ers ▁have ▁a ▁maximum ▁boat ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁r amp ▁height ▁must ▁be ▁between ▁. ▁As ▁a ▁professional ▁j um per ▁approaches ▁the ▁r amp ▁they ▁will ▁z ig z ag ▁behind ▁the ▁boat ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁cut s ▁to ▁generate ▁speed ▁and ▁angle . ▁When ▁the ▁j um per ▁hits ▁the ▁r amp ▁they ▁will