I like when they come in fast and I don’t have much time to think about it. Seems like I do best on those shots. Overthinking can really mess with the mind.
I would be surprised if we haven’t all done that. I know I haveI’ve only had a few encounters, and even fewer shot opportunities. But the last one was a surprise and it went down bad. I had a perfect chip shot on a totally unaware deer and missed due to rushing the shot. When I went over it in my head, I didn’t do anything right. My preshot routine went out the window and I flat out missed……
I had a perfect scenario a few years ago. I heard a squirrel barking about 70 yards away so I got out my binos and glassed up a small buck through the brush. This was pre-saddle so I went ahead and stood up, clipped on my release and got ready. He got a little closer but it didn't become obvious he was going to come my way until all of a sudden he started jogging, crossed a ditch, and stopped exactly 20 yards away broadside. Happened just fast enough I didn't get the shakes until after but I was able to get ready for the shot.
If I see them coming I tend to over think the situation! I go crazy ranging things. “Was that tree 30 or 40.” That kinda crap.afar is for sure better - EXCEPT that it can create situations where buck fever take hold... (don't ask how my season went)