Ski the Modern way with Harald Harb

Harald Harb, President of Harb Ski Systems, posts his thoughts on skiing, ski racing, technique and more.

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Does anyone still want to argue for skiing square to the skis????

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Marcel Hirscher in GS, like all the top racers he uses Counter Acting with his hips and torso, to stabilize the upper body and keep from cr...
Thursday, October 31, 2013

Alexi Pintauralt, Best Skiers Inside foot Check Point

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Everything I've written about ski technique, beginning with the, "Anyone can be an Expert Skier 1" book, is in this photo of ...
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Monday, October 28, 2013

In the last throes of fall training. On the "Deflator-Mouse"!

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This is the move to the dihedral exit to the chains. It's still the bat route; therefore the name, based on the Austrian word for bat...
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Saturday, October 12, 2013

Intensive training right up to first day on snow.

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Riding intervals!
Saturday, October 5, 2013

One month ago, September 2nd, knee rehab training.

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Austrians ski PMTS technique

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Often coaches forget to compare the similairities because the key elements of skiing are hidden. In our PMTS techniques we have identified...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

You can learn this turn and gain control of your skiing, with PMTS!

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His upper body is facing toward his downhill ski boot, his hips are doing the same.  He quickly retracts or flexes his stance leg, keeps ...
Friday, September 20, 2013

Getting your feet behind your butt in skiing all mountain terrain.

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Rarely do you see skiers committing to the "High C" transition in all mountain skiing. This movement can make a huge difference ...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Why skiing isn't growing?

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Many think it's the cost of the first time lesson that holds people back. However the obstacles are enormous and they go much deeper an...
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

A flexing release "Like the world Cup Skiers use"!

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Few skiers have the expert ability to change edges this quickly. Why do I mention this? Because if you are fascinated by powder, bumps or...
Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Versatility of Teaching and Learning methods in PMTS create success!

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Weighted Release and Von Gruenegen Turns: With the same movements, yet different timing and pressure adjustments make your skiing perfec...
Sunday, July 28, 2013

Drills and exercises to make a technical difference! How does it work and what makes it work?

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First and foremost a ski drill or an exercise should be relevant to a specific movement, to the individual's skiing need. Drills shou...
Sunday, July 7, 2013

Addressing boot flex for ski racing and advanced skiing.

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Under repair, for revisions and photos.
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Friday, June 7, 2013

Harb imitates a bode turn.

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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Professional ski racing in 1973

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Training, How's that for carving on straight, stiff, GS skis, who says we didn't carve in 1973? So what Ted? Professional ski ra...
Monday, May 6, 2013

Doing one thing and talking about another?

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These are clips from an instructional video on You Tube. The instructor in this video  is telling us that to get on an early edge you have...
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Thursday, May 2, 2013

"Intelligent Image Analysis" New learning and teaching techniques from Harb Ski Systems

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Click on this URL for more explanation! http://www.pmts.org/pmtsforum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3997&p=40841
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Sunday, March 31, 2013

PMTS Check Point, number 8

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Here is the two time Overall World Cup champion, and arguably the best technical skier since the great, Alberto Tomb, demonstrating th...
Friday, March 29, 2013

Check list 10 Little Toe Edge mastery!

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A short while ago I received an e-mail from a racer. He was asking about transfer to the LTE. He said a coach told him that it isn't so...
Friday, March 22, 2013

PMTS Check number 9, Counter Balanced and Counter Acted,

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Shoulders level, torso vertical, outside leg long, inside leg flexed and tipped. The word "stacked" in skiing is batted about...
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