That is exactly what I have been doing,looking at AIS,strip,AIS strip, and it has worked well in quite strong gusty conditions,and of course I use the same when it is smooth.
The reason I asked the question is that I've recently been reading some handling stuff and wondered if I was doing it OK.
When I was learning (still am,very much
) my CFI was a very experienced pilot and I'm sure he never mentioned all this about increasing airspeed in rough conditions.
Lister