a skag having a rod / elongated rod and rearwardly - angled threaded studs upwardly - extending immovably from the rod . the skag adapted to be connected to the bottom of a snowmobile ski to enhance the steering capabilities the snowmobile ski . the studs being angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the skag in a direction opposite to that of the forward travel direction of the skag to decrease the shear stress on the weld fixing the stud to the rod and providing a security against installing the skags in the wrong orientation on the bottom of the ski .