Canon EOS 5D focus point selection tip

I was reading the EOS 5D instruction manual while preparing for a shooting session, and I noticed the Custom Function (C.Fn) 13, "AF point selection method". So far, my "problem" with the camera has been that selecting the focus point from one of the 9 different points (or auto) has been quite difficult and slow: you first had to press the AF point selection button close to the shutter button, and then use the multi-controller to select the correct spot. When photographing fast moving subjects (such as kids) close by, this was just too slow.

But, with custom function 13 this all is made a lot easier! I immediately set the function to 1, "Multi-controller Direct" (see manual pp. 154). This allows me to use the multi-controller directly to select my focus point, and no buttons needed! And when you want to return to the point auto selection mode (all points selected), just press the AF point selection button again. Fast and easy!