I tried to water ski one time. I couldn't come up out of the water. My family laughed and it made me mad and I went to the car and read a book.
That's about what happened to me. I fell backwards on one of the attempts, and the bar you hang on to caught me right between the thighs as it pulled through... I had HUGH welts on both legs.
I never tried again, but I was a pretty good spotter and I'd drive the boat. :~D