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.

I liken the PMTS people to Mac Computer users. They are like die in the wool Mac zealots and their superiority complex to viewing PC users. Mac programming is straight forward and simple, Windows based programing is all over with many interpretations in how Windows is programmed and interpreted. Viva Le Mac!

Oh, everything I find is in the second to last place I look. I look one more place...juuuust to make sure.