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I notice the club is knocking out instructional DVDs a few quid cheaper than the big ski shops with free postage.
Has anyone watched these ? If yes, are they any good ?
I am thinking mainly of 'Warren Smith' and 'In Deep/Deeper' though the 'Skool' DVDs may also be of interest.
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Obviously
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isn't a real person
I have the 2 skools, the 2 in deeps and 2 warren smiths. I have watched them.
I'm not really sure how to answer the second part of your question. The videos are well made and follow current methods/thinking as of eg the past few years BASI central theme stuff and beyond. If you are looking for personal improvement tips then the first skool may not be of much use to you as you are not a complete beginner, but then again back to basics never did any harm.
How much you could derive from the others depends on where you are now. If you got only 1 ace tip/technique from all of them would you think that was money well spent?
In Deeper spends a fair bit of time on backcountry safety stuff and rather less on technique than In Deep if that's of any use.
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Alan Craggs wrote:
How much you could derive from the others depends on where you are now. If you got only 1 ace tip/technique from all of them would you think that was money well spent?
It is the same as golf. One ace tip would definitely be money well spent.
If I won the lottery I would have my own ski trainer with me for much of the time I spent skiing - until I felt there was no improvement. Then if I lapsed into bad habits, I would do the same again. There is no real substitute for someone watching how you do things and giving advice based on that. However individual ski lessons are expensive and there is less chance of seeing the same good teacher over a long period than with a home-based sport.
I take your point about the really basic lessons.
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