Why Do Golfers Miss Short Putts? In “Sports Psychology Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Don who wants to know what he can do to improve his putting on the golf course. Visit Sports Psychology for Athletes at Peaksports.com and click on contact us to submit your mental game question for Dr. Cohn to answer in … Putting Yips Article>>
Preround Anxiety And The Yips Do you worry about your golf game before you even step onto the first tee? That’s the story from Jerry who wrote in to say the following… “Dr. Cohn, I get very quick for some reason and lose all natural ability to hit the golf ball. I cannot slow it down. Lately, I have lost … Putting Yips Article>>
Overcoming The Full-Swing Yips The yips can drive your out of the game of golf. Standing over a five-foot putt knowing there is a good chance you will miss creates intense anxiety. This leads to tension and over control of the stroke causing your to flinch or jab at the ball. Imagine how difficult it is to play with the … 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>>
Why Practice is Easy, But Confidence Disappears Today, I answer two questions from golfers about overcoming the yips… One golfer recently wrote the following: “Practice is just as easy as before. I have full confidence, but I flinch when it counts on the course. I really don’t know the answer, but I’m trying a very loose grip and making a little progress.” … Putting Yips Article>>
When You Focus Too Much on Your Stroke Carl wrote in to say that he has a putting drill to add to the one’s I suggested for freeing up the putter (works for chipping too). Before I get to that, here’s what he asked: “How do you back off from a putt when you start to feel you are loosing … Putting Yips Article>>