Originally Posted by
PPL152
Next time round I tried flaring a bit more, but the aircraft ballooned.
It sounds like you over-rotated, ie, too much back pressure in the flare or your speed was a little too high. A good landing usually starts on base leg; if you can get the speed right there, and have the aircraft well trimmed, then the rest of the approach and landing should come together nicely.
One thing I've learnt very early on in my training was that if I could see the runway when the aircraft touches down, then I know I haven't got the correct attitude and that I hadn't held off correctly. There's a natural tendency to want to see the runway, so not seeing the runway during the hold-off was something I had to mentally come to terms with. Using peripheral vision to see and feel the sink rate is thus important.