Choose where you're going to land and commit to it.
Cannot agree with that. Trying to make your chosen field when fixated on doing so leads to more stall /spin accidents or landing short or even long than any anything especially when left or right maybe a perfectly safe landing area which you can make under control.
I do think we are arguing the same thing but mixing up good or bad landing sites a good site can quickly become a bad site if your about to land in the stone barn before it.
My attitude is YES commit to a landing area but also survey alternatives left or right or straight ahead if your way too high and it all goes pear shaped !
Be prepared to take them rather than blindly going for it regardless.
In aviation always have an "out" no matter what you do. Only have one door and your asking for trouble as you are then playing russian roulette if it closes on you.
Pace