There are some dumb fuckers here apologizing for shitty technique.
Be sure you are talking about the right one. Hand on the bicep, reach back and hike the leg on the shoulder, stack, and pass. If that is what you are talking about it is complete shit. There is no apologizing for this crap passed out as caviar by Rorion/Helio.
There is a good way to pass my hiking the leg up on your shoulder. But that involves pinning the bottom leg down with a stiff arm, straddling it somehow, and then passing. But that isn't what we are talking about.
We are talking about the "Gracie Gift" as it is commonly known.
Let us take a look at its absolute ignorance:
Look at that lame shit. If that guy on the bottom was even a 3month white belt there would be a triangle on Rorion so fucking fast he wouldn't even have time to say "Dumb Americans".
There are many, many better passes out there. There is absolutely no reason to be using this antiquated piece of shit unless you like to still believe in drilling holes in someones head for headaches, and cleansing the blood by drinking urine or whatever fucked up crap they did back in the bronze age.
There is also no excuse to be using it as a 'stacking drill'. Teaching bad habits is counter productive.