Excuses are just that. When I find myself making excuses, it's time to analyze what is happening.
Some instructors advocate that the approach is all-important to making a good landing.
Not many pilots will argue this point, but without the proper flare and touchdown, the landing will not be acceptable. Sometimes a bad approach can result in a good landing if it does not involve a compromise of safety. For example, appropriate adjustments for being too high or too low may result in a poor approach, yet with the proper flare and touchdown the landing is salvaged. When flying in mountainous terrain with a lack of a horizon, the pilot must learn to use the base of the mountains some six to eight miles away as the natural horizon. To develop the sight picture of the required attitudes for making a perfect landing, climb to a safe altitude.