Playing for a Miss
From Golf Beneath The Surface by Dr. Raymond Prior and Chase Cooper
February 13, 2026 · 1h 26m · Season 4 · Episode 51
About this episode
Chase and Raymond discuss the concept of playing for a miss in golf and its implications on performance and anxiety.
**Updated Audio** Chase and Raymond sit down to chat about one of the most common — and most misunderstood — ideas in golf: playing for a miss. They dig into why golf isn’t a game of misses so much as a game of variability, and how aiming to avoid trouble often creates more anxiety, more multitasking, and ultimately worse outcomes. The boys break down predictable misses, one-way miss myths, and the difference between strategic risk and psychological avoidance. From Sawgrass tee shots and wedg...
People in this episode
Hosts: Chase, Raymond
Topics covered
- golf
- playing for a miss
- variability in golf
- strategic risk
- psychological avoidance
Keywords
- golf
- miss
- variability
- anxiety
- strategic risk
- psychological avoidance
- Sawgrass
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Sawgrass
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