Abstract: The disclosure describes, in part, apparatuses and methods for shaping a wake of a water ski boat. Embodiments of wake shaping systems fixed to portions of a ski boat configured to heel a ski boat towards a starboard side and/or a port side of the ski boat. The wake shaping system comprising a ballast selectively positioned a distance above a waterline of a ski boat, and a distance from a pylon removeably fixed to a portion of the ski boat.