Anyone Can Be an Expert Skier: The New Way to Ski, For Beginner and Intermediate Skiers [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Harald Harb (Author)

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I have learned a lot from Harb....This book could spark a long overdue revolution in American ski instruction. -- Lito Tejada-Flores, author of Breakthrough on Skis

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"I have learned a lot from Harald Harb. His insights into the multiple makeup of expert skiing--equipement, biomechanics, and functional primary movements--are vital, accurate, and above all immediately useful."
-Lito Tejada-Flores, Breakthrough on Skis

"An absolutely lucid presentation that can help skiers unlock the[ir] potential and quickly elevate their expertise."
-San Francisco Chronicle --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Hatherleigh Press; illustrated edition edition (November 16, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578260736
• ISBN-13: 978-1578260737
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,065,093 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yep! The Secrets of expert skiing finally revealed., September 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Anyone Can Be an Expert Skier: The Definitive Shaped Ski Owner's Guide (Paperback)

An excellent book which explained the secrets of skiing in such a precise and logical fashion. The photo sequences were also helpful in seeing whether you were on the right track. I found that the moves and excercises 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 Harold's technique is that, you can take it anywhere ie. steeps, crud, bumps. This is where other systems seem to show there flaws! The Biomechanical explanations as it relates to ski movements were also a very good addition. The alignment section, showed me that I have been on the wrong path for years and helped me choose the right equipment for my anatomy and skiing ability. You will find that because his methodolgy is so simple, you will be able to analyse and correct your movements on the slope. I hope he writes a second book on skiing steeps, crud, bumps etc... you know the tough stuff.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Harald's new technique makes skiing simple, September 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Anyone Can Be an Expert Skier: The Definitive Shaped Ski Owner's Guide (Paperback)

Last fall in one of the many ski publications that come to my home, there was mention of a new book by Harald Harb. Having been in instructor clinics with Harald in the past, and being impressed by his technical mastery and outstanding skiing skills, a former PSIA National Demo team member, it made me want to read his book. What struck me most about the book, Anyone can be an Expert Skier was its utter simplicity. It was devoid of all sorts of extraneous things and reached the essence of excellence.

Harb's Primary Movements Teaching System is bio-mechanically sound and thus "far more user friendly." You are using the body in a manner to take advantage of its strengths.

For people who are "intermediate skiers" it was possible to get them out of their stem christies and make parallel turns, usually in one PMTS lesson. If not, they are at least able to see how to get to parallel using exercises from the PMTS.

So, in conclusion, the door to enjoyable, exhilarating, addictive skiing is open. Take these comments, and read what Harald has to say

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eureka!, February 23, 2001

By	"sackyman" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

I bought this book after a few weeks of lessons as an absolute beginner. In the space of a few hours, I progressed from a pathetic "pizza pie" skier who was ill at ease on the easiest green run, to a moderately proficient skier completely at home on blue runs.

Given that the written format is not exactly well suited to teaching a physical activity, this book does an admirable job. The time lapse photo sequences are excellent.The graduates sequence of exercises develop along a natural progression which both expose you to the sensations of turning and build your confidence.

Not sure if there is an accompanying video, but if there is, go out an get it. The combination of the two would be very powerful.

Can't recommend it highly enough.