[Giants]

Here's my thinking.  I used to play racketball, and when I did, every once in a while (unfortunately, too rarely), I hit a nearly unreturnable shot, and I would lament that I could not hit that shot more consistently.  Like, if I am able to hit that shot once, why can't I hit it like that every time, or at least much more often than I do; clearly I am *capable* of it, since I managed to do it.  What I wasn't capable of doing is hitting it like that *consistently*.  So, to me, when someone says they want to to be more consistent, what they are saying is that they want to play at or near their ceiling more consistently (as opposed to raising the ceiling).  This probably makes a lot more sense in sports like track or swimming.  You could work to improve your PR, or you could work so that your non-PR races are nonetheless closer to your PR and thus more consistent.

BC

I define consistency as making the right play at the right time on a regular basis.  Whether your ceiling is the NBA or the local rec. league is immaterial.

[Giants]

Here's my thinking.  I used to play racketball, and when I did, every once in a while (unfortunately, too rarely), I hit a nearly unreturnable shot, and I would lament that I could not hit that shot more consistently.  Like, if I am able to hit that shot once, why can't I hit it like that every time, or at least much more often than I do; clearly I am *capable* of it, since I managed to do it.  What I wasn't capable of doing is hitting it like that *consistently*.  So, to me, when someone says they want to to be more consistent, what they are saying is that they want to play at or near their ceiling more consistently (as opposed to raising the ceiling).  This probably makes a lot more sense in sports like track or swimming.  You could work to improve your PR, or you could work so that your non-PR races are nonetheless closer to your PR and thus more consistent.

BC

I define consistency as making the right play at the right time on a regular basis.  Whether your ceiling is the NBA or the local rec. league is immaterial.