Epicski tech weenie PSIA gang got their "knickers in a twist" cause quality on line free lessons steals business.
YouTube for the visual learner is just amazing. It's like free money. Back in the day you had to pay for Lito's vids, tho they now are free on YouTube.
Ski instruction is a business in peril, just like Sears.
Nothing lasts forever.
I know there has been a high level of acrimony over ski instruction in the past and it would be nice to avoid that. But teaching can dramatically affect ones early skiing experience and there should be space for fair criticism. I tried the Elate media early progression within the first few days of skiing and found it awkward. Maybe it was just me and someone else will like it. Nothing personal and I am far from being at the level to have an agenda. There are people here who have spent years fine tuning their teaching, nothing stopping Darren from reviewing criticism and updating his videos should he think he can improve them, or choosing to keep them the same if he feels they represent best practices.I have been a voracious consumer of all the prominent online ski lessons - the free ones! When you are in the beginning stages of learning the style of communication and the production values are what keeps you focused. Darren at Elate was an early example of someone who gave some thought to his final product and his material stood out from the rest. Some folks here (and on Epicski when it was a thing) managed to get their knickers in a twist about his content but to me even if he was incorrect about certain details or didn't use the terminology they expected, he was still delivering a boatload of good information.
Online instruction is SO different than in person, customized teaching, that I hesitate to even compare them. Is online useful? Heck yeah. Does it compare to working with an instructor? No.
Epicski tech weenie PSIA gang got their "knickers in a twist" cause quality on line free lessons steals business.
YouTube for the visual learner is just amazing. It's like free money. Back in the day you had to pay for Lito's vids, tho they now are free on YouTube.
Ski instruction is a business in peril, just like Sears.
Nothing lasts forever.
The quality of the Elate Media presentation is excellent. Unfortunately I am not a fan of the early progressions which I tried during my very early days of skiing. If I recall correctly, among other issues much of the emphasis was on the outside ski, a lot of shifting weight and pushing. I think my skiing actually regressed slightly. Very tiring, unnecessary and I don't understand how this builds a good foundation for the longer term.
I need to watch the more advanced videos, I am curious to what degree he teaches different ski techniques going forward.