I would say that it was a slip of the tongue ST. He really mean't the rudder.
Even with a three-pointer it's the rudder doing most of it , except when you get real slow.
Similar on t/o , with a lot of tailwheelers , you just hold the TW on the ground until there enough airflow over the tail feathers.
Link us in to the vid. mate , was it one of our 21yr old all round experts ?
If not then I would definitely say a slip of ones tongue.