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John;
Its much easier to bet with winnings than one's own money, therefore increase only with profits. Increase in small increments, from $2 to $3 not from $2 to $10 etc. Everyone has a comfort, thats a level where you don't get nervous, leery and uncomfortable from the bet you made. Your not afraid to lose that amount. Confidence has a great deal to do with a comfort level.
The only way to overcome this fear is to face fear and confront it, procrastinating about it or thinking too much about it only adds fuel to the fire or compounds fear. Accept it in small increments and gradually your mind will overcome it, don't go from $3 to $4 untill you are as confortable at $3 as you were at $2.
A millionare can make a $200 bet and its like a $2 bet for the commom person, so your confort level is greatly influenced by bankroll. Never gamble with money that's needed for other bills or committments. Only bet what you can afford to lose and your confidence and comfort level won't be shaken.
If you make a large bet and lose your confidence will be destroyed. Don't even think about any size bet until your completely done handicapping (that race or the days card)or it'll influence the decision process. You want the decision process or handicapping process to be seperate from the betting process. Each race is different and the bigger bet for the day should be on the race you have the greater insight into,fewer win conteders and where the public is perhaps overlooking a viable win contender. Consentrate the power of your money where it can bring the most reward.
If your wavering back and forth about the bet that indicates unsureness and best to go with a small or minimum bet. Finally bets do not have to be large to make money in this game, small $2 bets on EX., DD. or a TRi can bring hundreds of dollors while erasing many small loses.
Mitch44
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