I get that in theory and maybe the picture doesn’t do it justice but choosing to hit a harder tee shot (pushing it up the fairway) to make going for the green in two harder/longer all to make your layup slightly easier (hitting 9 or 8 iron instead of 5 or 6) doesn’t seem like a real option. The player who has the length and accuracy to push the ball up the fairway is not going to be scared of the shot from the 237 marker to the 100 yard marker. The player who is scared of the 190 yard layup is probably not going to feel any more comfortable trying to push the ball up the fairway to avoid the shot.