Sandy Farquharson explains how to stop missing easy balls: reframe finishing shots as setups instead of winners. This mental shift keeps you focused and engaged rather than letting your concentration drop when you think the point is over.
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The fourth tip is mental focus. Now you're in this position and it's easy for me to say, oh, just concentrate, concentrate on the ball and you should get it in. That is also true. But what I want you to do is next time you come up to this is get to a position and say to yourself, I want to hit this as a very good setup. Instead of thinking to yourself, I want to hit this as a winner, say to yourself, right, I've hit a good shot, they're in trouble now, I've created a space on that court, I'm going to hit one more setup. And get your fast feet into position, set the base, watch the ball onto the racket, and hit a good setup. And if you think of it as a setup, often your head is still within the point and you're still focusing on the point and how you can win and strategize for the point. And it's easier for you to be more consistent when you come up and you say, oh, this is the finisher. It's almost like the finish line is just there. All you need to do is tap it away and you're done. And it's very easy to lose concentration on that shot. So when he gets that position,