OK, I don't practice PFLs enough. I'll ask for a grilling in my biennial.
One thing I have found that surprised me when I did have a proper solo PFL session on a breezy day, how the aircraft I fly regularly feels completely different with power off. The windmilling prop certainly adds drag and the sink rates seem high. Would a dead stick with a stopped prop have less drag? A slow milling prop must be like an air brake.
None of this 500 foot go around. My preferred CFI likes to take it to 100ft at a little used and unfamiliar strip. I'd like him to take it to touch down. That was where the heart was pumping. With pre-crash checks at tree level.