I like the yard stick analogy. Here's an article I found that really helped me get in the correct mind set for how to do it:

http://www.gsal.org/articles/flying/torque_roll.htm

If you watch the pros, they rarely use the big control throws to chasing the plane around the sky.

Branwell says it better than me, but basically you have to learn how your plane behaves and react before/as it happens. Reactions need to be only enough to stop the fall out...

Good luck -- now get out there and burn some fuel!

-Chris