I do fly tailwheel, but not at the moment, I have lots of time in Cessna 180 & 185s and some in a Maule, Citabria, Chippe, Cap 10, various Cubs, and a few homebuilts.
At the moment I mostly fly a TB20 and a Rallye 100.
Each aircraft has a "minimum drag speed", This is the slowest speed that the aircraft will mantain level flight at a given power setting, (just before the drag curve beats you)
If you know this speed for your aircraft then it can also become your minimum approach speed.
Take the Rallye, 2 up half fuel, MDS = 53mph at 2200 rpm, full flap. If I reduce power I decend, increase power again I stop the sink. With the combined use of stick and power to maintain that AIRSPEED all the way to the roundout, the aircraft is ready to land, no float and no brakes necessary.
Do any of you go out and practice "slow flying"?
You will be suprised how slow your aircraft will fly!
Tony