There is no question that the fear of failure prevents the huge majority of people from ever realizing their true potential, especially golfers.

One of the reasons people fail is because they are trying to be perfect -- and nobody is perfect. Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs and struck out 1,330 times.  If he was afraid of striking out, do you think it would have been possible for him to hit so many home runs throughout his career?

See failure more as feedback, like All-Star pitcher Greg Maddux who said "Failure is the best teacher in the world because it gives you an opportunity to learn from what happens to you, both good and bad, in a game situation."