I have had my taildragger for 3 yrs. I haven't bent it, nor ground looped it, yet, but it has on occasion threatened to swap ends in a downwind landing. I have once or twice nearly "bottomed out" the main gear struts when the planet was a little further away than I thought. Greaser landings are slightly more frequent than they were. I do not yet consider myself "competent", just lucky. At 15 landings I was still being yelled at "KEEP THE BLOODY STICK ALL THE WAY BACK!!" I love it.