Choosing the Best Bare Foot Boom for Your Boat Like a Pro
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If you have ever been water skiing, you most likely have struggled to learn or teach someone else. The real excitement begins when you try to learn to get up on combo skis, a slalom ski, a wakeboard, or even when you try to barefoot water ski. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that one way to dramatically accelerate the learning process is to use a bare foot boom.
The bare foot boom is no longer just for barefoot water skiing. It has become an integral part of learning any type of water skiing because it dramatically reduces falling and injuries.
The boom attaches to the boat so that the skier can ride holding on to the round metal bar while getting instruction. By using the upward pull of the boom and slower speeds that the boom allows, the skier gains confidence by having the increased stability that the rigid boom provides instead of a 75 foot rope. By keeping the skier safe, the learning process speeds up along with their confidence.
There are three parts to the boom;
1. a clamp that attaches to the boat
2. the first extension arm which attaches to the boom clamp by a pin
3. a solid aluminum bar with cables attaches to the bow eye at the front of the boat
Rigging your boat with the best boom requires some insider info. There are three different attachment points to any boat; the tower, the ski pylon, or the gunnel of the boat. A boat with a tower has the option to using the newest technology in booms…the tower boom. Any water skiing boat comes with a ski pylon which mounts right behind the engine. This rigid piece of solid aluminum is the most popular place to anchor the boom. If you boat a boat that was primarily a pleasure boat or fishing boat, then there is a boom designed especially for you, the gunnel mount boom.
There are about three different diameters of tower tubing. All you need to know is which tower you have and you can get the right tower boom. Any boat can use a gunnel boom. If your boat has a ski pylon, then you have three different options that involve where your boat’s windshield ends.
A windshield that ends in front of the pylon, requires a straight boom. Any windshield that is less than eight inches beyond the pylon can use what is called a contour boom. When a windshield extends more than eight inches past your pylon, you will most likely need what is called a quad boom. Make sure you use a supplier who guarantees that their boom fits your boat or you get your money back.
Knowing the insider secrets of getting the best bare foot boom for your boat should not discourage you. There are suppliers who will figure out exactly what you need. Once you have your boom set-up, you will have a dramatic improvement in the fun that you have while learning to water ski. The confidence of knowing you will be learning safer will be worth all your effort. In addition, find a boom manufacturer who has a money back guarantee that their boom will fit your boat.
Imagine the fun of learning as well as teaching others to get up on combo skis at speeds as slow as 12mph, knee boarding at 8 mph, getting up on a slalom ski at 12-15mph, or barefooting at 25 mph. Not using a bare foot boom is probably the single biggest mistake that beginners make. Now that you know the insider secrets to choosing the right bare foot boom, you can jump straight to becoming an arm chair expert.
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