If you are on the missed approach and have reached the holding altitude, slow down. This strategy may buy you enough time that the controller will have mopped up the mess before you arrive, thus keeping you out of the hold. If anything, getting into the hold is harder than staying in it, and there are several ways to make the job of getting to the racetrack easier. Parallel entries have you flying parallel and opposite to the inbound course after crossing the holding fix. Fly a minute and make your 210-degree turn back to the inbound leg.
Direct entries are the most common.
Fly to the fix and then make the turn to the outbound heading. Do your minute on the leg and see how it looks coming inbound to tweak your wind-correction angles. Two main methods are used to determine how you should enter the hold. One involves using a pencil or imagining a line across the face of the DG or HSI to glean the proper entry. Conversely, you could draw the holding pattern in your notes or right on your en route chart.