Stand back up and reset. You cannot shoot with that thought going through your head. It's admittedly hard to do this because when that thought does enter your head, you are usually feeling extremely vulnerable, exposed, and uncomfortable. You want the moment to be over, so you shoot with no confidence. Standing up and resetting feels like exposing yourself even more. But you have to do it.

Another mantra to repeat/internalize is that once your bridge hand hits the cloth, the shot is 99% made or missed already. You can't reliably "fix" anything from that point on most shots. So the pressure should actually be off at that point. You've already committed to a line. Any intrusive thought at that point can only harm your stroke and push the cue ball off your chosen line.

Funny…..considering he was walking around a table adjacent to the women’s open matches at the SBE this year running his mouth loudly while practicing and damn near bumping into the ladies several times who were playing their semifinal match.