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>>
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 … Putting Yips Article>>
PGA Tour Players With The Yips Why aren’t some Tour Pro’s able to overcome the yips when money is no object? We’ve seen Kevin Na, Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington, even Tiger Woods get the yips over the last couple of years. You’ve heard of the statement: Money doesn’t buy happiness, right? Well, money does not buy a yip-free stroke in … Putting Yips Article>>
Improving Your Putting Focus What should you think about over the ball before you pull the trigger? This is a question I get a lot–especially from golfers who are hindered by the yips… Here’s what one golfer asked in my putting yips survey: “I basically ‘blackout’ over the ball and forget what I was working on. Why is this and … 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>>