You get into VRS because of a high ROD, power on & zero airspeed,
Not quite.
A RoD generally around 300+fpm (not gospel but usually the case).
Power On - yes.
Zero airspeed - not quite - you could have low airspeed on. (<20kts ish).
Poling sideways to obain the sort of recovery speed one is after would require signifiacnt nose left/right and maintaining it - not very comfotable at all. Better to nose down which the a/c is designed for from a slipstream perspective.
But technically as long as you exit the turbulence beneath the rotor disc - left/right/back front - you will recover.