a side note that jives with this technique...when you press down on the outside pedal before a turn, you are putting your body in a perfect state to create a clean and strong countersteering input, since the same force that you are using to hold your outside foot down aligns your body to leverage more force through the opposite hand (think of a diagonal line of force through one foot/leg, and out through the opposite hand). again, this is far more noticeable and useful on a motorcycle, but the same principle applies with bicycles.

this is a minor point, admittedly, but personally, i know that the more i understand exactly how these things happen gives me more confidence, which allows me to enter turns more quickly and get through them with less drama.