Originally posted by Pyro Penguin:

gotta keep your pimp hand strong...

but serisouly, by default the hoe will try to make the ground level to the point where the player is standing, BUT if you hold shift while using it, it will level the ground to the point that you are targetting

Argh you beat me to it. With that title you have to give an obligatory pimps n hoes joke before you answer. It's the law. :-p