how to shoulder ride?

Any tips on pulling this off? Looks like fun, I'm thinking about trying it with the wife this summer. Can you do a deepwater start?

The key is the skis. Notice the large "show boards" that he is riding. If you have a set of those, it's a walk in the park (as long as your wife is not of the larger variety). It may help to practice walking around with your wife on your shoulders. This will help her learn to keep her abs tight and her back strait.
The sitting dock start is the only way to start in this position. To deep water, you do what's called a superman start, where the girl holds around your neck and under one armpit while you come out of the water, and then she climbs up.
And with all show acts, a good driver is a must.

I agree with Q, sans the suit

Flight and Yankee tickets and I'll bring my "boards" out for you to take the wife on a shoulder ride!

Look at Hollywood, creepin on the wives.   

Nice form John. Who's the babe in your arms?
We were at Nationals, in Waterloo Iowa a few years back, where I saw a couple in the Adagio competition. They did a nice routine, and then as they make the final loop to head back to shore, the guy steps off his show boards and brings the girl in barefoot. The crowd went nuts. The funny thing was, the same guy entered the swivel competition. Only time I've seen a guy entered in swivels. He probably had the best routine, and then stepped off his swivel ski and came to shore barefoot. He came in second. I think he would have taken first, but I don't think the judges would let a guy win a swivels competition.

Or you can kick it up a notch. Me and a classmate, 1977



There was a Wiki-leak that the PLBC boys are working on a human ski rope line. Here they are doing dry-land training for it.

Hollywood, that's a heck of a feat those people are doing on that aquaplane given the rough water.

Anyone ever have an aquaplane? We did for years and it was the first step towards learning to ski. It was just like that one.

Riley wrote: Anyone ever have an aquaplane? We did for years and it was the first step towards learning to ski. It was just like that one.

I dug one out from underneath my uncle's camp one summer. I was riding on it, pulling back quite hard and the rope to the boat snapped. The board came up and whacked me in the forehead and split it open. Have you ever seen headwounds bleed, especially when diluted with lake water? The sheriff ("POPS"---he was 100 if he was a day...used to stop us all the time for one thing or another. But we got along ok, in fact we stopped and helped him get his old evinrude started one day when he was stranded) stopped and asked if I was ok. Of course my friend in the boat was "Oh yea, he's fine....no problem here"


Hollywood: Thanks for the impressed and sorry about the disgusted part. Found that photo a while ago, just waiting for an opportunity.
I still am in touch with the girl on my shoulders on vary rare ocassions. She lives within an hour of me and a few years ago, she said she might be willing to give that a shot again. I havent seen her since the mid 80s. Might have to try to get her down to the lake this summer. Or maybe over to Ken's Lake as she lives a few miles from there. She like me, is older now,(funny how that works) be pretty cool for a 55 year old woman to give that a shot.

75 Tique wrote: I still touch the girl on my shoulders. She lives within an hour of me and a few years ago, she said she might be willing to get a shot again. I havent seen her since the mid 80s. Might have to try to get her down this summer Or maybe Ken. She like me, is older now,(funny how that works) be pretty for a 55 year old woman to give a shot.

I sure hope your wife doesn't lurk here...

Riley wrote: Larry, that is a pretty horrific picture. Who are those people?

Cirque de Soliel or Ninjas.

Graphic...   

You will hate your life with a pair of skis like that. Not saying it isn't possible of course, almost anything is. But, it will not be easy. Here's what we ski on, as most double's people do:

Lake Elmo is probably your best bet...they are expensive so don't get too scared when you see the price lol The 68" would be the best for your application.


Lake Elmo Show Boards

You can also try www.skiitagain.com

You know I'm not sure what those are but. You dad has a huge pair of mahogany boards have uses for strap doubles and basing pyramids.

mdvalant wrote: You know I'm not sure what those are but. You dad has a huge pair of mahogany boards have uses for strap doubles and basing pyramids.

Mahogny makes sense in the water, If those are hickory they would be very strong, same wood as ax handles.

mdvalant wrote: Graphic...    You will hate your life with a pair of skis like that. Not saying it isn't possible of course, almost anything is. But, it will not be easy. Here's what we ski on, as most double's people do:

Why is one longer than the other?