What Causes Your Putting to Change on The Course? I received a messaged from Joe about his putting... He said the following: "I can putt very well on the practice green. I was always a good putter. But now, once I get on the course with others, the yips enter the game. I get last minute twitches that send the ball everywhere but the hole, even on short putts. I’ve tried closing my eyes and focusing on the butt end of the putter with minimal … [Read more...]
15 Golfers Quit Due to The Yips, Don’t be Next
The Yips And Quick Fixes To date, I’ve had 558 golfers take my yips survey. Sadly, 15 people have said they “gave up playing due to the yips." I don’t want you to be one of those golfers... Here are a few recent solutions that golfers are using, once again according the survey: “I just got the yips about 3 months ago. I just downloaded your Anti-Yips Putting drills and they worked on the practice green yesterday. Waiting to try on the course … [Read more...]
Typical Fixes For The Yips That Don’t Last Long
How Can You Solve The Yips? Lot's of golfers have completed my survey on the yips... What's amazing is how golfers are trying to solve the yips. Here's just a sample of what people are saying about solutions--solutions that are not working: "Made a grip change along with focus on mechanics in practice to increase confidence in stroke... overall my putting has gotten better... except when the yips appear." "Practice all kinds of drills, … [Read more...]
Why Golfers Yip Only When Playing With Others
Social Approval in Golf Why does your performance change when on the course? I'm following up on my email from last week about going from smooth in practice to jerky on the course... Here's what one golfer asked in my putting yips survey: "I'm fine in practice on the putting green and playing on my own, but as soon as I play with someone, I get conscious of it. So how can I find a way to get good thoughts on the course?" This issue is at … [Read more...]
Learning To Shut Off The Mental Chatter
Understanding The Yips Are you frustrated with the yips? You probably feel like you are one of the few that contracted this horrible golf ailment. Well, you are not alone... Approximately 40 percent of golfers will experience the yips at some point in their career as estimated by some sport psychologists. Most golfers avoid talking about the yips because they don’t understand the nature of the yips, such as: What are the yips? How … [Read more...]