.I'm just going to add to what Zad said...most beginners cannot react and hold on to a tough tug. If you roll the throttle like Zad said newbies will have a chance to react and shift their body weight accordingly to keep themselves on top of the ski. And eventually out of the water. (Obviously the larger the skier the quicker the roll, but they should have the muscle to get it done). Lighter skiers like my girlfriend, I pull just a hair quicker than a wakeboarder.
Usually I will drag the skier with the motor in gear just a hair above idle. When the skier is ready he/she lets the driver know, and out you go. Some beginners are focusing too hard on keeping the ski up and straight, that they cannot tell me when they are ready. In that case I let them know when they look good and roll the throttle to get them up. If they are having trouble I throw it into neutral and let them gain composure again.
I found a nice used wide body ski for people to learn how to get up on a single ski. It really is amazing how easy it is for some people to get up on that. One thing though, you need to pull them out slow, more like a wakeboarder. If you yank them there is so much more water being pushed around that even a vet will have issues.
I am resisting buying one of these, but that center V straddles your ski and keeps it from drifting when trying to get up. This helps a lot of beginners get up.
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