Violet's turn came all too soon. She climbed up to the 15 ft. diving board with dread and leaned over the pool. Beginners point your brooms down at a slight angle, he said. So she tilted hers down a very little bit and leaned over slightly, and before she was ready, she was heading downward. But she hadn't aimed down far enough and wound up skimming over the pool, not even close to a ball.