HOW MANY CHANCES DO YOU NEED?
I would have a very good chance of beating Roger Federer... if I was given multiple chances to take mistakes back again or replay any shots I didn’t like. Here’s an example. If I was given multiple attempts at all first serves and was able to select the one serve that I liked the most amongst my many attempts, my service game against Roger Federer would probably be good enough to hold my own. Expand that idea to include every shot I play during the point and this "second chance" concept would allow me to (1) Prepare myself much better for the shot because I already know where the ball is going (2) Make accurate decisions on where and how I want the ball to go, and (3) Technically perform the shot perfectly. With multiple chances, I have a very good opportunity to beat Federer. Now I know you are saying “but nobody has the luxury of taking shots again”, and you would be correct. But let’s look at why this “2 nd Chance” scenario is importan...