In article 1083122620.771235@sj-nntpcache-5, John Harper
wrote:

The tailwheel thing (which IS an endorsement) is kind of a pain,
especially wheel landings, but an awful lot of fun planes
are taildraggers so it's more when than if, imo. The Citabria
(and Decathlon) is especially fiendish because of the
bounce-o-matic spring steel gear.

If you had an instructor who knows the aircraft, they would have taught
you the proper way to land the Citabria/Decathlon without bouncing, be
it a wheel landing or three-point. Airspeed control and pitch attitude
determine your rate of descent.
With wheel landings, the pitch attitude is flat or slightly tail low,
you land at flying speed, which gives you a slow rate of descent, the
wheels will roll on with increasing forward stick pressure as you
reduce throttle. Some people will tell you to "pop" the stick forward
when the wheels make contact to keep them planted.
For three-point landings, too fast and you float, just like with a
tricycle gear aircraft. Too slow, your pitch attitude and sink rate
will be too high. At the roundout, pitch attitude should be the same as
when you are sitting on the ground. On airspeed, you will arrive at the
threshhold at this attitude, just above stall, the wheels will gently
settle onto the surface.