Interesting use of terms. I always use what I've been taught as "static leash control" in the early stages of heeling. It's not so much heeling as it is teaching the dog that he is only allowed to wander a specified distance from the handler. Static of course means stationary, the handler is static in this stage.
I was taught like this. Visualize a perimiter around you body "a circle". I like to imagine I'm standing in the center of a large hoola-hoop. When the dog begins to step out of that boundry, correction. Whether he moves too far front, back, or to the side, the perimiter never changes. After that, I begin walking, and perimeter follows. I don't think this method is used in sport or any kind of compition, but it works. The tighter the heel you require, you can shrink your perimeter.
Anne-The way you train and what I do sounds very similar. I don't use no either unless its a super serious offense. I use the "ah"- mine sounds more like "ett", it does seem quicker and more precise than no, to me anyway.

Kristen- My "ett" actually serves as the correction at this point, has for years. Actualy physical corrections are very rare for my GSD, my lab is a totally differnt story..lol
So for example, if I say "come" and the dog doesn't or more often, hesitates do to a distraction, I say "ett" and he comes without me repeating the command. If he doesn't come after that (this has not happened in a long time) he gets the ecollar, repeat command or if the ecollar isn't on, I will go get the dog and bring him to where I called him from. I've been really lucky with "come", I havn't had to much trouble with that, even under some really tough distractions.

Anne, I see what you mean now. Sorry for the confusion. Again, both of our methods are pretty much the same.

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Kristen- My "ett" actually serves as the correction at this point, has for years. Actualy physical corrections are very rare for my GSD, my lab is a totally differnt story..lol
So for example, if I say "come" and the dog doesn't or more often, hesitates do to a distraction, I say "ett" and he comes without me repeating the command. If he doesn't come after that (this has not happened in a long time) he gets the ecollar, repeat command or if the ecollar isn't on, I will go get the dog and bring him to where I called him from.

I'm exactly the same way! My dog hardly EVER has to be physically corrected anymore, unless she's so focused on a rabbit/squirrel/cat/other dog/whatever that she conveniently loses her hearing and sense of touch. I use the pager as her recall whether I actually say come here or not, in case she is on the other side of the house or whatever. She always has the ecollar on so I'm always able to correct if I need to. I use "NO" for every instance when she isn't doing what she's supposed to or for blatant disobedience, and I always use it before a correction. So usually I never have to actually give the correction because when I say NO she knows it's coming if she doesn't shape up immediately.

Ok, this post is losing any value here.
Plus, we're talking almost entirely about OB and it's in the protection dog section.
So, I'm moving it and closing it.