Discovering if You Have The Yips How do you know you have the yips or if you have a stroke problem? When you have the yips, you: When the stroke is causing the misses: The yips are caused by fear of missing or yipping again and how that will affect your score or what others might think about your game. … 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>>
Overcoming The Yips Many golfers who struggle with the yips lose hope. They feel as though their stroke is being controlled by a “demon” that won’t let go. They reach a point that they want to give up golf due to the frustration. That’s how Mike felt about his golf game until he was able to successfully break the yips … 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>>
Are the chipping yips caused by a mental or physical problem? The debate is still ongoing and the answer depends on who you ask in golf. I often work with students who have the chipping yips, but I think they are more rare than the putting yips. What are the chipping yips? The yips in chipping, similar to putting, happen … Putting Yips Article>>