Where Do The Yips Come From? One of the most studied phenomenon’s in the game of golf is the sudden appearance of the putting “yips”. Symptoms of the yips include jerks, tremors and freezing, which cause performance problems for tournament players. Related Article: Performance Anxiety and Golf Putting Yips Research suggests that the yips add approximately 4.7 strokes to affected … Putting Yips Article>>
How Did Langer Handle The Yips? Bernard Langer’s problems with putting yips is well chronicled during his career. Despite having the putting yips, Langer was a consistent winner in Europe and later in the US. Bernard Langer first developed the yips when he was 18 years old. Ouch! The yips will cause any golfer to shoot higher scores. Most, if … Putting Yips Article>>
What Causes The Yips? Are the putting or golf yips caused my mental or physical problems? Depends on who you ask about this phenomenon… Golf psychologists will say the yips are all in the mind. Some golf instructors will say that it’s a physical problem. I have the same debate with my motocross students who are afflicted with something called “arm … Putting Yips Article>>
How Do You Know If You Have The Yips? Not every golfer will experience the putting yips during a career… According to Wikipedia, Mayo Clinic researchers found that more than one-third of all serious golfers have had the yips at one time. Long-time golfers, who have played for 25 years or more are more likely to get the golf yips. That’s a pretty big number, but at … Putting Yips Article>>
The Putting Yips in Golf The putting “yips” are one of golf’s most perplexing challenges… Golf and putting is not fun if you think you have the yips. The yips have driven more good golfers to give up the game than any other golfing challenge. When players label themselves as having the putting yips, they think they have an incurable … Putting Yips Article>>