i'm a recorderman method fan myself.
it makes recording in less than great rooms quite feasible, also fantastic for live stuff when the PA only has room for 3 channels from the drums (i give them OH and kick usually)
occasionally i'll modify this setup as well and take the mics up away from the drummer another foot or two, per mic (but still measure to snare and kick for phase coherency)
as for panning. i pan L and R, but not HARD L and R.
YMMV but i think it sounds a little wierd panned all the way hard.
My room mic has also turned into an OH of sorts. I've been going about 7 feet up, and only 3 feet in front of the Kit. Centered, aimed right at the rack toms. Squashed with a Distressor and lightly mixed in with the 2 OH's, adjust timing for phase issues, and you can really play with how forward you want the drum mix to sound, almost entirely with that one FOK/OH fader.