RE: Landing
Bruce and Skeeter hit the nail on the head. Converting it to a taildragger won't stop it from boucning. The only way to stop the bounce is to learn to land properly, or just practice your landings until you can do them without bouncing. On your next trip to the field try flying a couple of tanks of fuel doing nothing but touch and go landings and see if you don't start to improve. This is just like everything else in our hobby, you have to practice to get good at it.
Hope this helps
Ken