Dan, I did not refer to a "stick position recovery". I merely said that it helps to avoid a stall if people get used to being aware of the stick position, which does not require you to look in! Typically, on a tailwind base leg the tendancy is to go through the centre-line, and pull a bit harder to correct. If you stall in that situation, the inside wing will probably stall first, (at a higher angle of attack) and at 500ft this would be a mind numbing experience for most pilots. You can almost paint a line on the cockpit side-wall, and if the stick is forward of that, the wing will not be stalled. Try it. Again, I am not talking about stall recovery here, just avoidance, using a simple method that is easily picked up even if the pilot is under considerable stress. It is all part of the armoury to safe flying.