How to Beat The Yips in Golf
The yips are not solely a putting issue. The yips can occur in any part of a golfer’s game.
No matter where the yips manifest, the mental anguish can ruin a golfer for prolonged periods of time.
The yips are not the inability to make shots…
Actually, the yips are the inability to swing the club smoothly or freely.
The strange thing about the yips is that they pop up seemingly out of the blue.
Most golfers with the yips have played the sport for many years with no major hiccups in their technique.
Then, all of a sudden, the mind talks the body out of performing a swing that has been performed thousands of times with ease.
This explainable hiccup causes anxiety, frustration, anger and bewilderment because there seems like there is no end to the yips in sight.
Matt Every has been battling the driver yips since the 2015 Hyundai Tournament of Champions. After locking up on a tee and drove a ball far off to the right, Every has been haunted by that shot.
EVERY: “It was kind of eye-opening and it [the yips] just gradually seeped its way into my head.”
Ever since then, Every has been searching for an answer to the yips. Every has tried, with little success, seeing a hypnotist and switching swing coaches several times.
The yips have been a huge source of frustration for Every and his frustration is evident in his tone.
EVERY: “You can have the putting yips and play out here; you can, if you hit it good enough. You cannot have the driver yips.”
Despite missing the cut or withdrawing in 18 straight events before a T-62 at the 2017 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Every is confident in his ability to overcome the yips.
He’s committed to improving his mental game.
How can attention to your mental game help you overcome the yips?
Your Mental Game can Help in Several Ways:
- A strong mental game can help you overcome fear and stay relaxed. A quiet mind and calm body can help your swing become more fluid and effective.
- A strong mental game can help you keep your composure. When a shot goes off line, controlling your intense emotions will prevent you from spiraling downward out of control.
- A strong mental game can help you focus on the right performance cues. Learning how to focus on the process instead of results will help you swing freely.
- A strong mental game can help elevate your confidence. Confidence is the key factor in believing you can overcome the yips.
Mental Game Tips for The Yips:
Use a preshot routine that helps you free up your swing and not fret about results.
Your routine should lock you mind in the present and focus only on a good execution, not a bad outcome.
A preshot routine is a series of mental skills to help control your focus, immerse yourself in the moment, and free up your swing.
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“I am a single digit handicap who has battled the yips for some time. As I applied his methods I have found almost instantaneous success…. I recently shot even par to be medalist in a state qualifier (I missed too shorties to boot), but I just kept playing and my free strokes far outnumbered my bad ones. Thank you for giving me the tools I need to face my demons. I could not recommend his program more highly!”
~Alex Davis
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