although the smoothness being a far lesser concern to me than promptness and accuracy of touch down in order to utilize maximum runway for braking.
So what has made you change your mind? You were doing it right before.
I haven't had much luck the past several attempts, but I think I've been a bit too eager with the 'push' part, before letting the airplane fully settle in ground effect. I'll give it some more work my next time out
1. It's called the Boeing push for a reason.
2. You are wasting runway. Right speed, right place, and right technique - you won't find the push in the Airbus FCTM.