realskiers

Oh this is such a hot topic!  Ok, I am not a HH groupie but beleive in it's effectiveness and effeciency. That said, it's roots are deeply seeded in Austrian and european race style and I was taught with many of the same drills and such, just not called PMTS. It's a great system and I have benefited from it greatly. I recommend it to anyone. Like Jim, I avoid that forum as well. I just can't get to that level of analysis and such. Downside; yes, like everything else. It's downside is that it only preaches one-method to ski. This is going to be argued but if you aspire to off-piste skiing in technical conditions you have to have a few different skills at the ready. I have been in the trees and needed to snow plow to cut speed where there is no room to turn, Many times, you need to smear turns in powder and cut up conditions to control speed and I just prefer to John Clendenan's method for bumps much better. The only other complaint is that some get too concerned with perfecting movements and forget to lighten up and enjoy thier skiing. Some here have seen me ski, I'm no pro, but I can get down just about anything in decent form. I just enjoy skiing. So my friend, get out there and learn to ski, have fun and don't worry about perfection!