The title contains your problem "just shoot your shot" being a viable strategy....

Shooting your shot becomes a brilliant strategy (IMHO the only one) once you have a very very very low cost of shooting your shot.

The ideal cost of SYS (shooting your shot) is actually negative - as in, below zero. Let me explain.

I notice young guys on this forum are reluctant to try SYS day game, because they are worried about failure. They are worried that getting turned down is somehow reducing their mojo, decreasing their SMV or ego ...this is plain dumb. They may even throw in the worry that they will be 'seen as a guy that chats up women' (even more dumb).

Once you realise that talk is cheap, you can simply talk to more chicks. it's true that very few chicks want to do same day bangs with some random guy they just met, but it happens all the time. The trick is 'exposure' - the more chicks you chat too, the more likely you are to meet one that is in the mood to 'do something they might later regret'.

The second part is this: the more you chat up chicks the bettter you will get at it. It's a skill, like driving, swimming or axe throwing. The more you do it, the better you will get.

Spergs on this forum are the equivalent of a some guy that refuses to throw an axe at the target 'because it might miss'. He then stands there forever, waiting for the perfect target that is unmissable. You see how retarded this is? He will never be a good axe thrower. The only sensible strategy is to realise that your first 100 throws are going to be shit. Just just need to get better at throwing, and the only way is to strart throwing.

The reason you are getting nervous (at OP) is because you are bad at cold approach. The reason you are bad at it is because you don't practise enough. The reason you don't practise enough is because you are bad at it, and are expecting poor results. You see the loop you are in?

The only way to break out is to simply start cold approach and NOT CARE about the results.

This is such a bad strategy, especially in the middle of the day.

My biggest pet peeve of questions here (besides arrogant askholes which will always be #1) is guys who are just like:

"that red pill improvement thing that isn't working for me because I'm not actually incorporating or developing most of it, yeah I'm just gonna start going down the rabbit hole of oddball solutions instead now"

If your strat was viable, everyone would be doing it. Your post body describing all of your weaknesses such as getting nervous and being unable to think is a problem yet you don't want to work on that because there's an oddball solution you think you can latch on to instead.

Go fix the actual problem you described in your post.

It won't get you the results you want. Practice conversing with strangers until you're no longer nervous.

No.

If you don't meet the challenge of the situation you've already failed.

This strategy of not optimizing your game is exceptionally bad. A girl will respect you trying. She will not respect you taking a cowardly shortcut.

At best, this strategy will lead you to failure very quickly. It's not a good habit. Develop good habits and face your fears. That's the only way to get better.

I skim read your post until I got the the bit I was looking for.......

"Can I get your number?"

That is your issue. Not just yours, but your whole generation. When you chatting up chicks (cold approach) your entire focus is on 'getting that number'. And you falling into their trap - they want orbiters. To text them relentlessly. They are dopamine addicts, and they hand out their numbers to as many spergs as possible, to get orbiters.

Focus on getting laid. Not on getting numbers.

Try it. Try initiating, and DON'T ask for a number. If she tries to give you her number, say

"Why would I want your number? I'm right here. We can talk IRL!"

She will say something like

"Well, I have to go now"

Then say

"Ok - was nice to meet you"

Just let them go. Let them slip through your fingers. Just stop being desperate. Initiate cold contacts several times a day, and develop outcome independecen.

s that a viable tactic?

Best tactic is to learn to be less nervous.

The best tactic for getting laid through day game is to be relaxed and appealing enough that she sticks around long enough to start to be attracted enough to invest time and emotional energy in you. That doesn't happen through just shooting your shot.

That's what I would call direct game. It's the most advanced form of game and it requires a good understanding of indirect game. It's how I got my wife and how men have been doing it for centuries. As women adapt to things like pick up lines, day game, online dating, etc. we are kinda forced into direct game.

Like others have said, middle of the day with strangers going about their business is probably not going to get good results with direct game but you could shoot your shot, get rejected, and then turn it into social circle game by asking if she knows anyone who wants to get married and have kids(or whatever your objective is). You never know, she probably has a bunch of single friends...