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Summary: Finally, The Intelligent Method
Review: After being trained by self prescribed professionals of PSIA and being one myself for 25 years I have now found what was wrong with our methodology and technique. Reading this book and skiing with Mr. Harb and Ms. Rogers has re-ignited my love for skiing. The methodology is sound, the results are overwhelming and skiing is more fun than ever. For anyone that is a skier or wants to become one, this is the way to sure success and fun.
The book is easy to read, laid out well and from personal experience on the snow absolutely effective.
Not applying this technique to your skiing or teaching would be a tragic loss of what skiing is all about.
"Ski the Edge, Not the Wedge"
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Summary: Simplicity, Clarity and Functional Success On the Slopes!
Review: After taking the on-line lessons at Harb's website and then buying the Instructor's Manual he publishes, I finally got some simple, clear, biomechanically sound instruction on ski technique that I've been able to apply to all conditions. He's cleared up all the conflicting and unworkable lessons I got from PSIA instrucotrs. Harb's Expert Skier II expands the PMTS technique into a series of simple, clear exercises you can use to do "expert" moves such as various weighted releases, two-footed releases and projecting, using the "force," your center of mass into the next turn for effortless and seemless transitions just like the big boys and girls do on the World Cup circuit. You can use the same sound PMTS technique on the race course, groomed runs, steeps, powder, broken powder, moguls and really loose spring corn. Harb explains all this with clarity, superb illustrations and troubleshooting you can apply by yourself on the hill. Buy the video, if you can, that accompanies the volume. All I can say is that Harb has turned me into an all-mountain skier after just two days of practice. Now I don't worry about the terrain I face. I just enjoy it! Did I mention that I can now ski all day without exhausting myself, too?!? If you love skiing, buy and study this book.
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Summary: The best from the best
Review: Harb is the best ski writer & teacher in the world, with the possible exception of his friend Lito Flores (see his books, videos & website titled Breakthrough on Skis). The book is not real easy reading, but it is worthwhile plowing through it, and his theories and technique work. If you are not interested in technique and knowing why methods work it's probably not for you. There is also a PMTS website for discussion which you can find by Googling it. PMTS is Harald's method. The video is also good.
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Summary: The best from the best
Review: Harb is the best ski writer & teacher in the world, with the possible exception of his friend Lito Flores (see his books, videos & website titled Breakthrough on Skis). The book is not real easy reading, but it is worthwhile plowing through it, and his theories and technique work. If you are not interested in technique and knowing why methods work it's probably not for you. There is also a PMTS website for discussion which you can find by Googling it. PMTS is Harald's method. The video is also good.
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Summary: The real thing!
Review: The "Expert II" book from Harald Harb was worth waiting for. It is full of effective tips on how to become a better skier. The two books in this series are in my opinion THE books on skiing to own if your shelf space limits the selection to only two. (A third book to own would be "The Athletic Skier" by Warren Witherell.) Harb's new book is surely provocative (especially his ideas on stance width), but we need to remember that history proves that there are always new ideas coming along, and it would be stupid to dismiss them out of hand without trying them first. I have tried the new techniques taught in this exeptional book, and instantly I became a better skier. I ski with greater finesse, better control, a cleaner carve and I save a lot of energy. The bottom line is that this way of skiing is FUN!!
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Summary: Any mountain becomes skiable with this system
Review: This follow-up to the enormously popular "Anyone can be an Expert Skier 1", expands on the "Harb" Direct Parallel instruction techniques by adding much needed insight and information on skiing in a wide variety of mountain conditions--powder, crud, steeps, bumps--while mastering the art of carving. "Anyone can be an Expert Skier 2" is presented in a clear, easy-to-follow format. Colour photographs provide excellent illustrations of the skiing techniques described in the text. Carefully created photomontages provide the reader with step-by-step visuals that readily convey the teaching points of the "Harb" Direct Parallel method. The "Harb" Direct Parallel method of instruction is a radical departure from traditional ski instruction technique. I found that the moves and exercises he used in the books were easy to learn and emulate on the ski slopes. The speed of my improvements were mind blowing and the great thing about Harald's technique is that you can take it to any hill in any county and in any conditions. Clear and concise, effective and accessible, Anyone can be an Expert Skier 2--Powder, Bumps and Carving is appropriate for advancing level skiers.
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