realskiers

Phil:

I agree a lot with that.? It's sort of like my grandmother's saying about you always find things in the last place you look.? DUH, it's true.? The fact that I had made a decision to invest some time and energy probably says a lot about the likelihood of success.? And, for me, PMTS was a succint progression that I could comprehend. 

Prior to that point, I had taken a few lessons "here and there" but that wasn't part of any real attempt to get better, just looking for a silver bullet.? The likelihood of success when that was my mindset wasn't very great no matter what teaching method.

Jim

Also, an underrated aspect is that I think having the books to read (and review) was a more effective approach for me than lessons.  I've never done well with the "demonstration method of teaching", the "do this" approach in any activity.  I can learn now from Gary when he says "try this" but it wasn't effective back then.