To the post that talked about 'Barefoot' water skiing.

He is referring to a 'deep water, long line start'. you plane pretty quickly, and can ride on your butt, then, feet in and stan up when there's enough speed.

When you do a start while going backwards, you take a deep breath, flip on your front side, feet on the rope, and they hit it. You drag face down, but when you arch your back, you get a small pocket where you can breath a little, until you get your feet in and get up.