I just learned to skip today. After hearing people talk about how much better it was to stop by skipping over skidding for months, I finally gave it a go. Hop with the clips, and the wheel stops in the air. When you touch down, it slows you down a lot. Three skips in a row brings me to a near stop in just 1.5 turns of the pedals. Plus, it's fun to do. If you haven't tried doing it, I recommend it. I use clipless pedals, and that seems to make it easy.