3-point, I hope your username refers to tailwheel flying only!
I have also not found any problems with holding full forward stick in a wheel landing once the speed is appropriate (i.e do it too early and you'll be tail-high). Like Foxmoth, I find that as the aeroplane slows the tail gracefully descends, and does not 'crash down'. Same on holding off the nosewheel in a fully held-off trike landing.
As for:
Cannot agree at all that the 172 has poor aileron response.
I don't think even its mother would go along with that!
