My old baseball coach used to repeat "Keep your eye on the ball" all the time. I never really understood it playing baseball.

I did eventually get the concept years later while playing pinball. On the rare occasion I find myself flailing at an out of control missing shots left and right I stop trying to make shots. I stop thinking about what shot I should hit next or how many locks I need for MB. I focus on one thing, keeping my eye on the ball. I don't look at the shot I want to hit and back at the ball. The ramp is in the same spot as it was the last thousand or so times I've shot at it. I keep my focus on what is moving, the ball. Even when I know it isn't coming near the flippers for a few seconds I still keep my eyes glued to it. When I make that focused effort to keep eye contact with the ball I usually find myself making all the shots I was bricking moments before.