BigE wrote:Thanks for all the responses.
geoffda: You are saying I choose between transfer BEFORE release ( one footed release/OFR), and transfer AFTER release (two footed release/TFR).
I thought it was ALWAYS Release/Transfer/Engage irrespective of the release?
BigE, you heard him right. There's no ALWAYS, each sequence has a place in expert skiing.
PMTS movements for newbies (in ACBAES1) teach T-R-E in that order because, as Geoffda noted, it's the easiest sequence to learn and do. This produces the OFR, after which we learn the full Phantom Move and Super Phantom Move. These should be mastered before attempting the other sequences.
TFRs (R-T-E) and WRs (R-E-T) are more advanced movements. The expert owns them all and chooses whichever sequence is most appropriate for the circumstances. For example, skiing difficult bumps really well requires all three because the terrain underfoot keeps changing so rapidly.
The WR is the most difficult sequence and most skiers never get it. I occasionally do one by accident, but I certainly don't own it!
Harald's most recent blog post about Anna Fenninger shows and discusses a WR by one of the best technical WC skiers.