Access unstated state

TaylorMade.js

class TaylorMade extends React.Component {
  myCounter = null;
  
  shouldComponentUpdate() {
    if (this.myCounter) {
      console.log('Bomb.com, I have a counter!');
    }
    return true;
  }
  render() {
    return (
      <Subscribe to={[CounterContainer}>
      {counter => {
        this.myCounter = counter;
        return (
          <div>I am a mossy pig!</div>
        );
      }
      </Subscribe>
    );
  }
}