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brake hard into the turn and that you want a little bit of a "nose dive", shifts the weight of the car onto the front wheels and

Yes, that is the idea. The weight shift is good, you do want the weight shift so the front tires Will bite better and turn better. In achieving this state, you have some judgement calls to make. Will a simple gradual lift off the throttle do it? Or, will you need substantial harsh braking. If so, how do you get your harsh braking done, and get the nose down or level, with out taking on the penalty of unnecessary recovery time?

A single sustained fast jab will always work, (will slow the car, will get the nose down, (and is easy for the driving instructor to implement starting out.....))no doubt about it. This is the brute force method. Beyond that, you have the option for fine tuning. A simple analogy: Do we cut our steaks with axes or steak knives?