At "home" I like to join overhead just for fun, and see how accurately and quickly I can crank it around, lose 1000' before crossing the numbers. Our circuit is quite tight due to noise abatement so I think final is typically 0.2 - 0.4 nm
Challenging and fun certainly but, even though you only do this at your "home" airfield, may I suggest this (a steep gliding turn on the Dead Side, close to the runway) is not good airmanship.