I have continued to work with Diana on further dialing in a more forward set up. For anyone with very long femurs flexing puts our COM further back than anyone with shorter femurs and certainly technique (a strong pull back move is essential) is key but adding more forward lean to the set up helps a ton as well. I ski with a 4mm heel lift under my boots, I use the Intuition Pro Tongue liner (which adds forward lean) and I use a spoiler with that (which adds a little more). Like most HSS devotee's I had avoided the PRX bindings (and the greater delta of 8mm versus 4mm on the PRDs)but Diana told me to try a pair. Wow, they probably get me to the fore aft position that most get to naturally with no added ramp or forward lean. Its also a simple fix because I have PRDs on a large number of my skis and its easy to just swap them out for the PRX's.
I would say that I can feel and sense my fore aft balance better than ever before. Since using the PRX (the past 4 ski days) I notice immediately when my fore aft balance is off (this always means I am aft). Feeling and or knowing when my balance is off is everything because I know how to fix it and it is this sensing that I am just slightly aft that is changing my skiing because it is relatively easy to correct being slightly back versus trying to correct being a good deal back!
As it relates to gear, tall people with long femurs should consider the PRX (among other things to add forward lean). On the other hand my set up would be an absolute disaster for most people. Heluvaskier is a great example of someone who hates and can't have much ramp or forward lean. In fact most do poorly with added lean. If you add some to your set up and you feel quad burn immediately that generally means you have gone too far and you are leaning back in reaction to the set up pushing you too far forward.I have yet to get to this place but I am told it happens all the time to skiers.