Why we fear bad shots Well now, thats easy to answer, right?
Bad shots hurt our score, they embarrass us, they keep us from reaching our goals, they cause us to let down the team or our coach or mom and dad, they cause us to feel bad about ourself and have unmet expectations ok, Ill stop now. We may have these feelings and many more, but none of them have anything to do with the real reason we fear bad shots. We fear the bad shot because we believe it will happen again. At any moment, and likely very soon. This is what we really fear. In our effort to avoid the bad shot, we fall into the traps of low confidence, self-conscious introspection, active control, and choke like crazy. Many of my students have heard me say, Champions do not avoid bad shots; they only make good shots. They reject the bad ones before the trigger is pulled. We arent splitting hairs; it really is a different outlook and it does affect our shooting. If your future is not predetermined by your past and if you can become open to the possibilities of what might happen, imagine
