Does Working on Your Touch Help With Your Short Putt?

Short Putt Yips Inside Three Feet

How can working on your putting touch improve your ability to make short putts or help you overcome the yips?

In this week’s golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, responds to a question from a golfer who had this to say about their game:

Do you really think that working on my touch will help me with my short putts? If so, what is the logic behind that because I only feel the yips with putts that are three feet or closer. Thanks for your answer.

Listen to the podcast now to learn what Dr. Cohn has to say about whether or not working on your touch helps with your short putts when you have the yips.

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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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