Putting Yips with Short Putts

Letting Go of Fear Inside Four Feet

Dr. Patrick Cohn, golf psychology expert and author of the “Golfer’s Mental Edge” CD program, teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf using golf psychology strategies developed over the last 20 years of his career.

In this week’s golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, answers a question from golf student who has trouble putting from 4 feet in. Learn how to let go of fear and putt freely.

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Get Help With the Yips

Struggling with the putting yips, chipping yips or full-swing yips? Work one-on-one with Dr. Patrick Cohn and his team of golf mental performance coaches and learn how to putt, chip and swing freely again.

Patrick Cohn

Dr. Patrick Cohn is a sports psychology Ph.D. with 40 years of experience coaching 1,000+ athletes, from the NFL, PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, and Olympic athletes. He founded Peak Performance Sports in 1996 and has published 25+ books and workbooks on mental performance training. He's the architect of the Mental Edge Framework for athletes, coaches, and parents seeking competitive advantage. He is also the creator of the MGCP certification programs for coaches and life coaches.

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