No, RTE was not a successful model for me. Coming from a hockey background, the "engage" directive evoked a very aggressive muscular image for me. T
Transfer took a while to sort out due to the aggressive muscular tension evoked by engage. If one thinks aggressiveness demands huge physical effort, which I do by default, then one loses the finesse needed for efficient balance, never mind balance transfer! So for me, replacing the aggression of engage with the finesse of tidy really helped in relaxing the free leg when balanced over the stance ski.
There is no sequence to Tip/Transfer/Tidy. In the case of the weighted release, flexion is still the primary movement producing balance transfer, but the balance transfer is delayed. For me, I think: Am I tipping all the time in an analog way? Am I really transferring balance or am i skiing two footed? Are my feet tidy or are they scissored and too wide apart? Am I grinding or is it simple to hold the free foot closer to the stance ski? For me, this line of thinking really clicked.
I picked up the notion of "tidy" from a comment that Harald made about Hirscher skiing with "tidy feet". It made sense to me. The word is far from aggressive, which is what I needed to get away from. I can show checkpoint 1 now without strain. This relaxed balance is the cornerstone upon which all the other movements can be built.
I also like alliteration. When I was playing a lot of darts, it was "relaxation, rhythm, release".