Here's what I've worked to do:
Hook down when I am in the overhead before break.
Break, gear down, full flaps.
I pull back on the stick to get AoA and trim to hold it.
Roll out on final. Point the VV on the "crotch" of the ship, and hold aoa and descent. I'll move stick left and right, but I'm using throttle to handle descent.
A good practice that I dont know if other players are doing, is just get airborne. 1-5000 ft. Slow down and go full flaps and drop gear. And learn to work the trim to keep level and on AoA. Then play with the throttle and see how it changes things. Do a few turns, etc. Just practice this sort of flight. Go straight, turn, climb, descend.
As a small aside, a couple of practice servers I frequent have the carrier at 10 its and seemingly no winds. Landing on a static carrier was how I learned with the su33, but 20+ kts carrier movement is definitely my sweet spot for ease.