Water Skiing and Wakeboarding

Author: Ben Favret
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
ISBN: 9780736086349
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 187

Book Description
Whether you're a crafty vet on the water looking to take your skills to the next level or a recreational rider interested in doing some eye-opening tricks for fun, Water Skiing and Wakeboarding is your guide to tearing up the water. Ben Favret's 25 years of competitive experience have produced numerous gold medals at all levels of competition. In Water Skiing and Wakeboarding, Favret teaches you how to perfect the skills and turn some heads---and do it safely. In this comprehensive guide, you'll learn Hit the water and ride like the pros. Most important, have fun while doing it. Let Water Skiing and Wakeboarding be your one-stop resource to endless fun and an exhilarating experience on the water!

Downwind Faster Than the Wind

Author: Nicholas Landell-Mills
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912724246
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
New analysis shows how Newton and Galileo provide a straightforward and useful explanation of sailing. According to Newton, the sail re-directs a mass of air of the apparent wind backwards to create a backward force (Force = ma). The reactive equal and opposite forward force pushes the sailboat ahead. According to Galileo a boat can sail downwind faster than the wind for the same reasons that it can sail upwind faster than the wind. Each tack is simply the mirror image of the other one. This is because in both situations the sailboat experiences a headwind, and the true wind is moving backwards relative to the boat. When sailing both upwind and downwind, the sail extracts momentum and energy from the true wind by slowing it down. That's it.

Wakeboarding

Author: Hollie Endres
Publisher: Bellwether Media
ISBN: 1612114067
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26

Book Description
Hit the wake and fly into the air in this thrilling introduction to wakeboarding. Students will explore the history of wakeboarding, the equipment required to wakeboard, how competitions are won and lost, and the growing popularity of this extreme sport.

That's Gotta Hurt

Author: Dr. David Geier
Publisher: University Press of New England
ISBN: 1512600695
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 314

Book Description
In That's Gotta Hurt, the orthopaedist David Geier shows how sports medicine has had a greater impact on the sports we watch and play than any technique or concept in coaching or training. Injuries among professional and college athletes have forced orthopaedic surgeons and other healthcare providers to develop new surgeries, treatments, rehabilitation techniques, and prevention strategies. In response to these injuries, sports themselves have radically changed their rules, mandated new equipment, and adopted new procedures to protect their players. Parents now openly question the safety of these sports for their children and look for ways to prevent the injuries they see among the pros. The influence that sports medicine has had in effecting those changes and improving both the performance and the health of the athletes has been remarkable. Through the stories of a dozen athletes whose injuries and recovery advanced the field (including Joan Benoit, Michael Jordan, Brandi Chastain, and Tommy John), Dr. Geier explains how sports medicine makes sports safer for the pros, amateurs, student-athletes, and weekend warriors alike. That's Gotta Hurt is a fascinating and important book for all athletes, coaches, and sports fans.

Water-based Tourism, Sport, Leisure, and Recreation Experiences

Author: Gayle Jennings
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 075066181X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
Offers a unique insight into these growing areas of the tourism industry looking at their interaction, market profiles, advantages and their effects on the environment. Gayle Jennings, Griffith University, Australia.

On a Green Slope

Author: Mary Robertine Stokes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72

Book Description

Change Your Mind Change Your Life

Author: Christine Bradstreet
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 63

Book Description
A 30-day journal to help you define what you want with a day-by-day guide to get you there. This is a place to record your action steps, ponder an inspirational thought, and write out your ideas or feelings.

Gliding Soles

Author: Keith St Onge
Publisher: Kso Publications
ISBN: 9780615730028
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 330

Book Description
The story of Keith St. Onge's career as a world and national champion barefoot water skier.

Ski

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description

Ski

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description