Hi Bill,
As you may know I am a big fan of Monty, It is also very true that a good player can save any middle h/capper shots per round, all the above makes perfect sense really..................it's just a matter of single minded approach to playing your own method.
simple things like when the pin is tight right, play to left of green so even if you miss you have green to work with.
playing shorter
clubs off the tee when needed, on our stroke index 1 I always play rescue/2iron off tee, 9 iron short of bunkers then a wedge........1 putt par or a good bogey.............or you can hit driver to a 15yds wide fairway with tree both sides, then a three wood up an alleyway of trees, uphill shot to a slopping green..............if you don't hit dead straight your double or trippling maybe quading the hole.....!!!!
I think all the above applies to most of us, as we all get a bit to abitious sometimes.
Ian.