We all strive for landings that are silky smooth, where the wheels of the airplane appear to kiss the ground before they slowly roll to a stop. But in addition to making a soft touchdown a priority, you should have an area on the runway in mind as the touchdown zone. If you are not on the ground by the end of that zone you should, without any hesitation, push the throttle (or throttles) forward and go around.
In most cases, the first third of the runway should be your target touchdown zone. While there is no good reason to target the first couple of hundred feet since the consequences of landing short are nothing short of devastating, it is best to make sure that you have a significant amount of runway left to play with after you land in case there is an unexpected problem, such as malfunctioning brakes.
