In a 152, which the OP seems to be flying, there's nothing wrong with "point and power". All you have to do is aim at the runway, and the ASI tells you what to do with the power.
On the other hand, on a nice calm day, it's quite satisfying to be able to set one power setting, or no power at all, and make it all the way down only using flaps and attitude to control the speed. As long as you meet Vref, it's all good.