Missing a putt, short or long?

Completely agree with what Hawkeye said to be honest. The "never up, never in" thing is complete bollox. It appears to be perfectly logical due to the fact that it's impossible for a putt to go in that is short of the hole, but how logical is it to aim to hit the ball two feet past the hole when your goal is to hit the ball IN the hole??

It doesn't matter whether you miss it short or long, a miss is a miss....