When you miss shot after shot, it takes you right out of the action.

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"When you miss the cut after that, it gets even more frustrating, and that probably brought matters to a head, " explained Chandler, who used to manage 2010 U.S. Open champion McDowell and counts that year's British Open winner Oosthuizen among his current stable.

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"When you're feeling good and feel like you can't miss, it's a good feeling, " said Williams, who shot 11 of 18 in the second half at one of his favorite arenas.

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When you're trying to claw back in and you miss half your free throws or more, it's very difficult.

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When you watch something too closely you can miss the bigger story, like studying an unfolding bud and without realizing it is springtime.

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By design, it should be impossible to miss when you try and attach a keyboard cover to the Surface.

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