zadocbrown wrote:TripleS wrote:
I suspect that Steve's experiences with AM will be somewhat similar to my own....
By the way, what is Andy Morrison's background? Ex Hendon etc.?
I think it does Andy a disservice to stereotype him as just another PC1.
jcochrane wrote:TripleS wrote:
By the way, what is Andy Morrison's background? Ex Hendon etc.?
By the same token what background do Mark Kendrick and Andy Walsh have. Limit handling, or high performance road driving, etc.?
For Andy's background see http://www.high-performance-course.com/course-managers
akirk wrote:The great thing about Andy morrison seems to be that a) he has the credibility and experience from his police background, but b) he has an ability to open your eyes to driving options / tools / skills and see how you can use them to further your aims...
when I spent several days with him recently we had a detailed discussion about my previous experience of cars / what I enjoyed & disliked / what I wanted from driving / my pattern of driving / my experiences / etc. - he then very much took me on my personal journey and really made me aware of a number of things I could improve (and how to), and showed me some of the possibilities ahead in learning. He is not dogmatic about there only being one way of doing things, he looks at understanding why steering (for example) can be done in several ways and the strengths and weaknesses - and then takes you through them step by step with practical demonstrations - a great mix of coaching and teaching
it is his attitude as much as anything that is so good - I will return!
Alasdair
TripleS wrote:the suggestion, which some have periodically made, that I'm not interested in improving is, and always was, completely unfounded.
TripleS wrote:I also don't buy the idea that the self-taught route is valueless
TripleS wrote:Now that sounds like the sort of training I would go for if I didn't feel it to be too late for me. Unfortunately my concern now is to minimise the rate of (age related) deterioration in my driving.
Even so, I'm still looking to make minor improvements in various ways, so the suggestion, which some have periodically made, that I'm not interested in improving is, and always was, completely unfounded.
I also don't buy the idea that the self-taught route is valueless, though I do accept it isn't the best way of proceeding, but that relates to another thread. I just make the points here while we're about it.
Anyhow, many thanks for your post, Alasdair.
Silk wrote:jcochrane wrote:Silk wrote:
Ah, I see, he was being sarcastic. He should have said.
Leg pull rather than sarcastic hence the
That's ok then. From one Pug driver to another.
So where do we take the HPC test, and how much does it cost?
Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:TripleS wrote:the suggestion, which some have periodically made, that I'm not interested in improving is, and always was, completely unfounded.
Very glad to hear it. If only you didn't keep saying you were happy with your current position, and don't believe in the standard AD methods of teaching, it'd be easier to believe. I hope you find a way in which you can accept input from others eventually though, because despite your next point, it can expedite progress way beyond what you can achieve on your own.TripleS wrote:I also don't buy the idea that the self-taught route is valueless
Not valueless, but of finite usefulness. If you never get feedback from anyone else, how do you know if you're improving, or cementing bad habits?
Good luck, anyway.
I enjoyed the books from your reading list, by the way. Lots of good sense in them.
zadocbrown wrote:Spare us....
There is no HPC 'test'. It's a course of driver development. As an aside, people who come to IAM wanting to just pass a test rarely get much out of it.....
Silk wrote:zadocbrown wrote:Spare us....
There is no HPC 'test'. It's a course of driver development. As an aside, people who come to IAM wanting to just pass a test rarely get much out of it.....
So we're not really comparing like with like, are we? All you're doing with HPC is signing up for a bit of coaching from an ex-Police driver. HPC don't even offer a test, so that people who may be interested can't see how they measure up. I'd want to at least know what stage I'm at now before parting with over 1000 quid.
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