Why Does Your Stoke Change? Does your putting stroke feel different on the course? Maybe you consider your putting game as your primary strength, then all of the sudden you can’t make a short putt. Most golfers will attempt to work it out by spending more time on the practice green. Some may try to change grip, switch putters or … Putting Yips Article>>
How to Solve the Putting Yips This week I’d like to report what one golfer said is helping him with the yips… And it’s not about going cross-handed, left-handed, or changing to a long putter… One golfer reported, via my yips survey, what’s helping him with the yips (and I think he picked up some tips from my anti-yips putting … Putting Yips Article>>
Overcoming The Yips by Focusing on The Process This week I’m following up on the theme of tinkering, but I’m going to focus on tinkering with your stroke mechanics… One reason why it’s hard to break the yips cycle is because you focus too much on mechanics instead of the process. Golf instructors might tell you that thinking about a … Putting Yips Article>>
Over-Thinking Your Mechanics I want to address one of the stages of the yips cycle that keeps you stuck–and often makes matters worse… What do you do after a bad putting round? How do you get back on track? You make changes, of course. But what changes do you make? Most golfers make changes with their stroke mechanics, set up, … Putting Yips Article>>
How to Handle Your Frustration With Putting Does the frustration from yipping cause a spill over effect into other areas of your game? According to one reader, David, he thinks that, on hit worst yipping days, it leaks into the rest of his game. He went on to say there are three reasons for this: I think everyone understand the … Putting Yips Article>>
Long Putting Yips Dave recently wrote me to say his putting yips are not mechanical nor technique related, but rather between the ears… Dave said: “I finished my worst-yipping round ever (42 putts), and headed straight for the practice green.” He went on to say… “I tossed down two balls and aimed at a hole about 30 feet away. The … Putting Yips Article>>