by razie » Sat Feb 22, 2020 2:04 pm
Our thanks go to Greg (Heluvaskier) and I cannot stress enough how instrumental he was in our progression and understanding. His understanding of skiing I think is second to only Harald. Coming from a coaching background but from organizations with very fuzzy, if any and sometimes incorrect technical structures, we took to PMTS like ducks take to the water (I am told they do this). It instantly makes sense... until you ski with Greg and you go "ooooohhhh, so that's what you call (tipping... or flexing... or CA... or insert favourite movement here)?".
I don't think one can decouple good technical skiing from PMTS or discuss it in any other terms that are more precise. In fact, as far as I can see, there are very few good technical skiers out there that you could even trust to discuss skiing at a certain level with... and I think a big part of the reason is the system's simplicity and precision, which is missing in everything else I've been in contact with. Some dedicated, great skiers evolve elsewhere, in spite of this, but the fact that we transformed the way we did, simply proves the repeatability available here. There could be so many more great skiers out there... and some countries seem to be listening. Unfortunately, not ours!
I've also tried and I know many have tried, to combine PMTS with this or that other system, but the reality is that tipping and pivoting the feet simply don't mix!