As you complete the turn you should end up in a balanced position over your ski. To be balanced on your ski requires many things, but the most crucial being that everything is moving the same direction at the same time. You can see this in affect in the pictures but to define and explain it, a balanced position is found when you are in a shoulders over hips over feet position, referred to as in line. If all those things are in line and moving together you are being as efficient as possible on your ski. If any one of these elements is ahead of or behind the other, you are fighting yourself and not in control of the direction you are taking.
Being in line allows you to ride your ski in the way it was designed and wastes less energy while fighting your way cross-course. Once you have established this out of your turn it is imperative that you hold this position all the way through the 2nd wake and then move outward still in this balanced position.
Many people, as they get to the second wake, begin to kick their ski in front of them disrupting the in line position and forcing their ski to lead the way. This results in back-footed wheelie turns that aren’t so fun. Stay in the new balanced position as you cross the wakes and come into the bouy in a new way. As you exit the wakes, begin to move over your front foot and maintain an outbound direction. You can do this by using your core to drive this direction out to the bouy. Many people use their shoulders at this point which pitches you to the inside, forcing you to ski a fast and narrow line past the bouy making you down course. By using your core you are able to stay balanced and level on your ski and end up in a better spot moving back into the turn. You are then able to complete the turn and repeat all this again throughout the course.
Remember staying in line is the key to making this work. Being fluid in the course is possible when you have seamless movements that flow together and allow you to stay in the level, shoulders over hips over feet position.
