realskiers

IMO...Having a fluid ski style where body and mind are relaxed and in sync, will take you places constantly focusing on drills just won't.

Congrats Bush....

I agree on that as the goal.
However, let me pull a baseball example (I'm sure you have equivalent examples from golf).  The natural way to hit a baseball is to step forward into the pitch. In fact, you hear coaches telling their young kids to "step into the ball".  The reality is that if you step into the ball, you lengthen your stride and lower your eye level just as the ball is arriving in the hitting zone. Most adroit coaches now realize that lifting your front foot and then putting it back down in exactly the same spot is better guidance, and will result in better hitting once that becomes ingrained in your basic movement patterns.  But it's awkward looking while you unlearn the old and try to learn the new.

I think that's where Lynn (and I) are; there's nothing wrong with looking awkward and asking other's observations since the objective value of having other eyes watching can really help.  But I agree that sometimes we should just ski and enjoy.