Author Topic: PSIA Contemporary Ski Instruction  (Read 5832 times)

bushwacka

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Re: PSIA Contemporary Ski Instruction
« on: November 17, 2012, 07:50:53 pm »
There is only one problem. You can talk all you want about what you do or don't teach and how all of PMTS is taught in some way by the PSIA, but if that is true how come even the best PSIA skiers (demo team members) have stems in all their turns? The proof is in the skiing and last I checked the PMTS trade mark is Direct to Parallel. Maybe the PSIA should be called Never or Ocassionally Parallel?

HA knows from the camp that there is a huge difference between truly leading every new turn with the tipping of the little toe edge and big toe dominant skiing that to the untrained eye looks parallel.

But all of it (that the PSIA has needed to repsond and try to incorporate PMTS) is a testament to the amazing success of PMTS. I was at the camp as well and I was pretty amazed at how many really good PMTS skiers were at the camp. 8-9 yeras ago there weren't nearly as many.

define amazing success about PMTS? The pictures in my head from what I have seen in person there is only one person I thought I was pretty amazing, and even him I know he cannt ski off trail nearly as well as me. Nor can I SL or GS turn like him.
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