Chipping yips articles and tips to improve your putting, overcome the yips, and play better golf. Learn how to cure the putting or chipping yips and improve your skills.
How to Recover From The Yips The unwritten rule about the yips is… Don’t think about the yips… Don’t mention the yips… Don’t talk about the yips… Don’t admit you have the yips! Most golfers refuse to utter the word “yips” as if they have a terminal disease that will ruin their game forever. There is no doubt that the … Putting Yips Article>>
Confidence With Short Putts Having expectations for your golf game contributes to the yips cycle and here is why… Whether you expect to yip a shot or expect to make all three-footers, expectations don’t help you swing the club or putter freely. Expectations are unwritten demands that you place on yourself about your performance or golf scores. For example, “I … Putting Yips Article>>
Drills to Overcome The Yips What’s the number one drill to help you overcome the yips? This is the topic of a recent question one golfer asked in my golf yips survey: “With all your experience, what would be the number one drill/advice that works for ‘most’ golfers you work with?” The honest answer is that I don’t have one … Putting Yips Article>>
Over-Controlling Your Putts Golf can test your nerves and composure… Do you fear missing easy putts or three-putting a hole when playing under pressure? Thoughts about outcome and missing can cause muscle tension leading some golfers to hold the putter with a death grip… In the yips cycle, fear leads to over control. Over control leads to tension, which causes … Putting Yips Article>>
Do Pro Golfers Get The Yips? In a recent article in Sporting News, Haney reveals why Woods has the chipping yips. A few experts have said that Tiger has gotten too technical with his swing (I’ve always said he has too many “cooks in the kitchen” to think clearly), which is the culprit. Changing mechanics or going too deep into … Putting Yips Article>>
Quick answer: The putting yips feel like a flinch, stop, jab or hit at the ball, as if the putter moves on its own. Dr. Cohn explains that the putting yips are fear driven and lead to over control and a lack of freedom. What Are The Putting Yips? In this short video, Dr. Cohn explains the putting yips. You … Putting Yips Article>>
Quick answer: The chipping yips are a jerk, flinch or hack at the ball near impact that feels out of your control. Dr. Cohn’s experience is that the root cause is often fear of embarrassment or failure, which leads to over control of the stroke. Get answers to more common questions in the Golf Yips FAQ. Are the chipping yips … Putting Yips Article>>