I use this tight playing style as my primary game plan. When I sit down to play with unfamiliar players I will start off in this tight mode until I get a feel for the other players in the game. As the game progresses, I may expand my starting hands to others in the chart but I always play the hands from proper position.

In a loose game, by starting tight and then playing a few more hands, it can convey the impression that I am actually playing the same loose game as everyone else. In reality, I am still playing solid starting hands but most players will not catch on to this.
Having disciplined myself to the tight playing style, I can switch back to the tighter mode at a moment's notice if the game starts getting too wild. It's like a fighter who can switch from righty to southpaw to keep his opponent off balance.

You want to be calling the shots. You don't want to get caught up in the wild and crazy playing style of the other players. You want them to fall into your game plan, not you into theirs. With a disciplined style of play you can achieve this.

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