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>>
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>>
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>>