Keep in mind the average modeler lets his landing/takeoff skills sink to match the length/width of his usual runway. Also keep in mind when you're flying off a big field you are seldom close to your landing or takeoff while on a small runway the model will touchdown close to you. It's a lot easier to see what the model is doing when it's near.
The neighborhood (120 houses) has it's own soccer field. Not regulation size. I fly there every so often and it's a piece of cake. Go out to the biggest club field in the area where the taxi in takes almost a minute and "hitting the numbers" is a piece of bagel.