I think because of this thread and the sideslipping one, I have actually become a better pilot in just 2 1/2 hours flying at the weekend.
I have just sold my own aircraft and am back to renting PA28s, I went out with an instructor at the weekend and learned to fly at the correct speed. I was able to stop the warrior in about 250M with very little use of the brakes.
We were 2 up and not much fuel, I approached at 60 knots with full flap and then to 55 over the fence.
We had gone up and stalled the aircraft and then did some very slow flying.
I was orginally taught to approach nearly 20 knots faster in the same PA28.
The instructor has only recently become convinced that we all fly the approach too fast.
When we need to land short we need to know the minimum speed to approach.
Ken