I've noticed lately that the forum is starting to get a little argumentative, so I thought a gentle reminder would be in order. Reading the books and watching the videos does not automatically make you an expert in PMTS--even if you spend hundreds of hours practicing what you think you have learned. One of the amusing things about PMTS is that you can get it wrong and it is still likely to be an improvement on what you were doing before. That isn't to say that you can't or shouldn't try to learn solely from the books and the videos. Rather it is to point out that on the forum, if you want to have credibility, it is important to have your understanding of PMTS verified. How do you get your understanding verified? Post video! Or take a lesson with a PMTS accredited instructor, or attend a camp. If we know what your skiing looks like, that tells everyone all they need to know about your understanding of PMTS. If you haven't yet posted video, then you need to keep that in mind when making forum posts. Understand that if you start challenging people who HAVE posted video, or taken lessons, or attended camps, your posts are not going to be well received (especially if they happen to be a professional in the field you are taking them on in
). It doesn't even matter if you are "right", because until we have seen your skiing, we have no way of knowing whether you even understand what you claim to be arguing (and if you can't do it, you can't possibly understand it). Harald might have titled his books "Anybody Can Be An Expert Skier On the Internet" because anyone can certainly can sit there at the keyboard and repeat what Harald has already written to good effect. So if you want to come to the forum and share your expertise, you are welcome to do so. But please be respectful of the other forum members, many of whom have made considerable investments in PMTS, and post some video of your own skiing before you get too involved in writing posts about what PMTS is and how it all really works.