That's the basic idea.

Have you ever flown on a commercial airliner? If you have, think about how they land: You're sitting in your seat and the airplane is fairly close to the ground and lined up with the runway. The next thing you know, you hear the engine rev up for a few seconds, then they idle back down and a short time later, you cross the threshold and touch down. It's RARE that an airliner ever over-shoots a landing.

This is because they shoot for landing too short and then they add power to make it that little bit further to the field.

You should strive for the same thing.

It's easy to add power for a little extra distance - it's a lot harder to lose speed once you're over the runway.