realskiers

Not sure if any of you knew this, but Harb was a member of the Canadian National Ski Team in the early '70s. 

The big-name racers from that time are household names in Canada:  Cathy Kreiner, Betsy Clifford, Ken Read, Steve Podborski, Todd Brooker....and many more.

Svend,
You forgot Nancy Greene, Canada's greatest evahh on skis! And probably more of a HH contemporary. And, yes, any who follow HH even a little bit are reminded that he skied at FIS level for Canada, back in the day of skinny skis and slalom poles that were rigid. Among things I admire about HH is his lifetime work in developing ski instruction via coaching and writing. There is precious little written material about ski technique.

I've been a lifetime golfer, son of lifetime golfer who was addicted to reading instructional material,and the genes got passed on. Golf instruction is a mult-billion dollar business so it's the polar opposite of ski instruction. Admittedly, golf instruction can be very confusing when the highest level experts give advice that contradicts peers. But there is a richness of material and I enjoy reading the various viewpoints as often an explanation in different words is meaningful. Golf instruction has made me leery of anyone who states "this is the only way to do things". For sure, no golf instruction is ever developed by committee as PSIA and CSIA almost have to go through to gain acceptance. And how does either retrain 20,000 members?

So, when I read the CSIA's terminology of the three stages, I found it of interest, just a different viewpoint and words. Mentally, I translate all ski instruction back to PMTS for a baseline evaluation. What's missing in the video is the explanation of "how" or "what movements" to do the three phases, and, I would just love to drill down and ask for more detail. I remember Bushwacker quoting PSIA and stating something like "appropriate edging". Gee, what's appropriate? I did not find the skiing to be particularly great, but, I do believe the intended audience is more of the everyday recreational skier in a effort to get them into classes.

A hypothesis is that very few are willing to make the commitment to full PMTS, perhaps just as few golfers are willing or able to make a major swing change. The original "lift and tip", weight on one ski PMTS concept still has a lot of value to the recreational skier. Simple does work, and, that's an aspect of that video I liked.

So pardon the ramblings of a technique-holic, I, too, am growing weary of the theoretical, I need to get on skis.