RE: What's the proper method of a barrel roll?
Arm chair fly the plane or get a stick model, Picture the wooden shape barrel fat in the center trim on the ends, start flying the plane as explained at high altitude let the aircraft do the work, lead it around the shape of the barrel, start with a little roll rate increase it toward the middle of the roll and less toward the other end of the roll or the barrel.
Then PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE and MORE PRACTICE. It's fun flying scale !!!!