In article , Neal
wrote:
Hmmmm, I use two notches to land all the time. All three notches and
my hershybar-wing Cherokee points the nose down so much more steeply
then I lose too much energy in the flare and clumsily drop it on the
mains with a thud.

Don't commit the last notch of flaps until you are over the threshold,
then use pitch trim to reduce elevator pressure.