by DougD » Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:47 am
Understood. I did exactly that with Book 1 and intend to continue in that manner, mastering each skill/drill/movement before proceeding to the next.
Once the snow flies, I'll re-do all of Book 1 before commencing Book 2, just to be sure I'm as solid as I can be (without actual coaching). As Harald has posted several times, he starts each new season by re-doing the basics before he gets back to where he left off last season.
I also hope to post video of my drills for whatever MA and other guidance you or other PMTS coaches may care to offer. The PMTS camps are fully booked for this season, but the feedback available on this forum is of incredible value.
I appreciate the suggestions, Max, which I expect are based on a coach's frustrations with "students" who lack the discipline to follow an orderly plan... in a word, dilletantes. I'm not like that. I don't dip in here and there. By profession, I write, edit and negotiate commercial/legal contracts for major construction projects, some with values exceeding $100M. There's no place in this kind of work for casual reading, hopping around or skimming over details. A misplaced phrase or a missing comma could cost millions of dollars or hundreds of people their jobs. I'll give PMTS the same level of attention, time and life events permitting of course!