realskiers

"I've been working with PMTS materials and I think the approach is generally sound... "

"I also have some "political" issues with PMTS.? As an outsider my impression is that PMTS and its followers almost present themselves as a persecuted and misunderstood organization and you either believe in PMTS or your wrong.? "

Im a newbie PMTS convert(lol). From what I have seen, I would have to disagree with you about your statement "you either believe in PMTS or your wrong"...ironically I find the statement more true of PSIA...

There is no such thing as an "outsider" in PMTS....you might want to make sure that your not an "outsider" because of self-exclusion.

but if you want to question why you do things and why one way is better than the other...then I would highly suggest you check out PMTS as an "insider" instead of an "outsider", by this I mean join the PMTS forum and post your questions about the method...Im not sure what makes someone an "outsider" in the PMTS method being that the forums are open to anyone who wants and generally I find people there extremely helpful when you question their method.  If you have a genuine interest in better skiing technique (not to start a PSIA vs PMTS discussion), then PMTS is a great place to start because they don't mind you questioning their technique. They are genuinely interested in not only making people better skiers, but also making sure each skier understands why certain moves in skiing are better than othes.