by Bulletproof » Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:51 am
The only way I'm going to do the drills is if I put time aside for them. They have nothing to do with the way that I like to ski.
I enjoy skiing fast, on 180 cm GS skis. I never complete my turns, spend too much time in the fall line, and sometimes have to step out to the outside of a turn, then quickly follow with the inside ski, to make quick changes of direction in response to conditions.
I got interested in PMTS to learn how to slow down, make more turns, and finish them rather than giving up part way through, and just 'going for it' down the fall line. I need a more mature, rational, and controlled way of skiing before I get much older, wear my body out, or get hurt in a high speed fall.
So, I can do what I've enjoyed doing for years, or do drills to get more control and complete my turns, but not both.
I'm going to work on going from edge to edge, fast, and not getting seduced by the sweet spot when the skis are flat, and I can just GO if I let them.
Hare today, hassenpfeffer tomorrow