Thats not always the case, I found the new skyfox far less twitchy than a luscombe, auster etc... and there a lot lighter. I used to fly a protech also which was fairly light and as solid as rock, think it has a lot to do with the width of the main wheels also.
As for finding older T/W pilots, there are not that many about with instructor ratings. Getting harder and harder to find T/W endorsed instructors.