I agree, but also have seen simple mechanics suggestions create better turnshape.
For example coaching an intermediate student to move their weight early to the new "power" ski (as I often call the Outside ski) has worked wonders in many lessons for me.
I've had students (young adults in this case) say "wow, it just got so much easier to ski from just doing that."
Re- Simple mechanics: Of course. My method is excruciatingly simple (but does require good demonstration)... 1) Visualize the turn shape. 2) Guide the turn shape with your inside ski. 3) Allow your body to find it's natural positioning, based on the general direction of travel combined with where momentum and cent. force are pulling it [ ALLOWING naturally occurring pressure] relative to the direction change of the turn shape. After that, it's just experiencing the dynamics and the adjustments needed as the dynamics change. I can teach from those three elements at any level.
Re- Early weight transfer: You have to be very careful with early weight transfer- which can hamper edge change and/or early edge control. Often the natural tendency and result when one TRIES to transfer pressure prematurely by shifting weight is moving the mass opposite the general direction of travel. I see that all the time. By being aware and able to control the CoM and direction travel, early "weight transfer" is unnecessary and sometimes even unwanted. IMO a smooth transition of pressure from left to right to left, etc, in the appropriate moments, allows for maximum versatility. My question a few replies ago was "When should one transfer pressure"? The answer is: IT DEPENDS, and doesn't have to happen at a particular time to be effective, as long as the (lateral) body position is, in any given moment, in the right place so one can adjust L/R (inside/outside) pressure with flexion/extension. Someone mentioned that they "try to keep their inside ski very light". I don't have to try to keep my inside light. It tends to be so light I often have to consciously extend my inside so it has some amount of pressure on the snow just to keep snow contact.