Most players don’t lose because of their mistakes. They lose because of their reaction to the mistake.

Last week I was playing a cash game against a guy I’ve seen around before. Super nice dude. And honestly, really skilled.

But every time something didn’t go his way, he lost it. And that hurt him more than he realized. Because one mistake never just stayed one mistake.

It turned into a compounding effect. One became two. Two became three. And eventually, three became the game.

Not to mention, 

I saw it happening in real time and immediately told my partner,
“hit it to him again on this next ball.”

Which is the part people don’t think about. Your opponent can feel your reaction, and they will absolutely use it against you.

Now, one of the biggest separators between mentally tough players and everyone else is what happens immediately after the mistake.

Mentally tough players don’t just react in the moment, they pre-decide how they will respond to future mistakes (or situations outside their control).

For example:

Windy today? “I love the wind.”
Bad line call? “Now I’m fired up.”
Sun in my eyes? “Throw up a lob.”
Net cord goes against me? “Good.”

I promise you, this mentality alone will win help you from falling in the trap of letting one mistake lead to more bad play.

Now, we’re just scratching the surface here. So over the next 3 weeks, the Friday Fix is going to be focused specifically on mindset – leading toward something I’m really excited about:

Our 21-Day Mindset Reset inside ThatPickleballSchool.

It’s 21 straight days of videos and exercises designed to help you:

That starts April 13.

And If you’re even just a little interested, reply to this email and let me know by saying:
“Interested in the mindset training”

It’ll help me get a sense of how many people are thinking about joining.

See ya next Friday!

-Kyle