Flubbing one arrow exactly when it matters most is gut-wrenching. Whether it’s on a target face, in a tree stand, or on the line at a world championship, it feels as though that one arrow erases everything you’ve built.
If you’re chasing your first 300 or first win at a league night, you know what I’m talking about. The last few ends, the nerves settle in, the pressure builds, the heart quickens, and putting that final arrow in the middle feels almost impossible.
I’ve been there a thousand times. I’ve lost a hundred times more than I’ve ever won. But I kept playing until I got the WINS!
Billie Jean King said it best: “Champions keep playing until they get it right.” That’s the whole game.
Missing one on the end, flubbing one at the beginning, hitting the bar over and over instead of getting over it. That’s part of the process. Tear it off, grab a new target, and start again. Keep playing and playing and playing.
Each time your score falls short, look at it as another time you have notched your belt with reps that inch you closer and closer to the winning podium. Medals aren’t given; they’re earned. If you take the mental approach that you need to earn those wins through experience in loss, each time you fall short you’ll find it easy to pop up and go AGAIN!
Have faith in my experience and coaching, and trust me when I say your time will come. You’ll work through those pressure-cooker moments until your subconscious can perform on the line the same way it does on your best days of practice.
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