Originally posted by tiggerinva
...I don't recommend putting the plane in a nose high attitude. When I put my LT-40 together I had to use a nose leg from elsewhere as the original wouldn't fit. The replacement is a bit longer resulting in a slight nose high attitude. I'm finding that when landing, I have to keep the nose up to for a proper 3 pointer. This makes it tricky to keep the plane down when you're still carrying some airspeed...
Sounds to me like you need to dump some more airspeed before touchdown. I've become quite an expert at coming in too hot, and have a collection of busted props to prove it.
A "proper 3-pointer" as you put it applies to taildraggers landing nose-up on the mains and the tailwheel -- trikes should come in on the mains with the nose gear slightly higher, and then settle to the nose gear as more airspeed bleeds off.
BTW, I fly off rough (and sometimes long) grass. I just put 3 1/2" "tundra tires" for mains on my newest plane with a 1 1/4" tail wheel. It's not the height as much as the rolling resistance and ability to cruise over turf without bouncing all over the place and/or getting hung up behind a clod or tuft. I'm beginning to understand why bush pilots are such special people!