KISS my angulation

According to your definition of what is round and what is not, absolutely these are commas. My flexibility allows me to see that according to your mathmatical definition. It actually allows me to work through a lot of conflict and confusion because it requires me to really work on understanding what the hell an antagonist in an argument is really trying to say. And yes, in the last sequence especially, rounder would be slower. And too round is always slow by definition. And I don't like herring.

I think the terminology that Puckett uses with the kids is "flat" and "deep". This sort of sidesteps the "round, rounder, roundest" issue.

I'm gonna call Casey and find out what his thoughts are on distance from the gates. I'll get back to you.

And yeah, one of the biggest problems I see, in terms of cl's complaint about using racer shots to prove a point, is the one you mention about course set. So many of the postions, moves, angles, lines etc. depend on where the next turn is, that one has to be very careful about generalizing.

And who is Schrodinger's cat?

And it's not vagueness I'm looking for. I'm looking for Flexibility to hold balance with Clarity. Vagueness is Flexibility to a fault. It's a negative consequence of too much Flexibility without balancing it with Clarity. (And yes, I often err on that side!) Creativity, independent thinking, and situational adaptability are benefits of Flexibility. Rigidity and stagnation are qualities of excessive Clarity--Clarity to a fault. Mutually agreed upon definitions, predictability, and effective structures are benefits of Clarity.

Thanks, E

Perfect. I have experienced the feeling of this cat many times!

How do you know they've observed you and you're dead, if you're dead? Heisenberg had to be drunk.

Thanks for the analysis, Martin. Your eye is better than mine on issues like this.

Garryz, the last paragraph is the key to understanding the idea of holding polarity. Each pole has benefits, and each has negative consequences for overemphasis. Holding polarity is maintaining the tension between opposing, yet interdependent imperatives. It is the necessity for "both/and" thinking which is very important to ongoing, interdependent issues. It is not the same as problem solving, which is "either/or" thinking. This is used when the issues are not interdependent and the dilemma can have an endpoint. How long have we been talking about carving/skidding or countering/square? Like, forever. In good skiing you have BOTH this AND that. Certainly in individual situations, one or the other will have to be chosen to solve a temporary problem. But overall, over time, both are needed to become a complete skier.

And my next cat will be named Schrodinger!

[/quote]hmm. to be flexible is to have to ability to alter yourself to meet changing situations . to have clarity is to have a plan ,a practiced drill and answer but balancing it as another tool and not the rigid path. To blend both allows creativity with structure.Is this close to the meaning to your thought?[/quote]

That's exactly my belief. And this is a methodology for dealing with dilemmas that appear to be either/or, but in fact are both/and resolutions.

This is what the Sports Diamond is all about. I admire BigE's search for clarity. This is an area that I could get some leverage on if I were to spend some time on being more precise. My dynamic pole--my place I tend to default to--is the flexibility side. It has served me well, but I often get caught in exactly what BigE decries: what's the answer? Stop waffling.

This way of thinking will serve you well in your aspirations to teach skiing. It helps you make a better decision on where to proceed in your lesson. This is also what the stepping stones in PSIA are all about--a very clear direction, with an infinite variety of pathways along the journey to suit the needs of each student. But that is another thread.

Maybe we should start one on that issue of the diamond etc. Y'all wanna? I'm a little hesitant because of the self promotional aspects. But if it's interesting to you, I'll go there.

[quote=lennyblake]if you can go there without constantly peeping back into the thread to state what "your diamond" states.
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I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean peeping back into this thread?

Here ya go.
http://forums.epicski.com/showthread...706#post487706

That's easy. It just turns on the lights!

Thanks. I'll read this. I love books on physics for laymen. I really liked the Dancing Wu Li Masters of Gary Zukhov. And there was an almost comprensible book on Chaos Theory somewhere.

Perfect.