In my opinion, you will stay out of trouble more, by three pointing the aircraft, as a general rule. "Wheeling it on" is more risk in bouncing, especially with a spring steel main u/c. Your instructor taught you the important one, the three pointer.
I have ten years ag flying in 6 different tailwheel aircraft. Albeit it over thirty years ago. On several aircraft I flew, had a tail wheel lock, to lock the castering tailwheel in the centralised, position when the stick was in the aft position. The wheel landing procedure requires the stick to be full forward until the tail wheel is on the ground, before locking can commence, on those aircraft.
i always three pointed the aircraft, or a "tail down wheeler" when appropriate.
My 10 cents worth.