If you don?t feel comfortable over the ball at address -- if you?re distracted, unsure of your club selection, or have conflicting swing thoughts bouncing around in your brain, you don?t have a chance to execute the shot correctly. Step away, take a deep breath, and don?t begin your pre-shot routine until you?ve eliminated the distraction. Obviously, if you do this every other shot, your playing partners and the groups behind you aren?t going to be very pleased, but it?s your best technique for avoiding mis-hits that occur when you ?just don?t feel right? over the ball.