Identifying When You Have The Yips
Dr. Patrick Cohn discusses the putting yips, the chipping yips, and the full-swing yips for golfers. The putting yips are a perplexing issue for many golfers and if not solved can cause many golfers to give up a game they love to play.
In this video, Dr. Cohn talks about:
How golfers can know when they have the yips and it’s not a mechanical issue.
Can you putt freely in practice but it feels different on the course? Does your mindset change about putting on the course?
You’ll find one big sign that you have the yips.
It feels free on the practice putting green and you can make putts without flinching or stabbing at the ball.
But when you go to the golf course, you feel like a different golfer…. It’s no longer free or relaxed.
Your performance drops quickly on the course due to the tension and worry about missing…
Watch the video below to learn what mental game tips Dr. Cohn gives to golfers to identify if they have the yips.
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Discover How to Break the Yips Cycle
know you are frustrated with your putting, chipping, or pitching and have considered giving up the game you once loved to play. But before you make that decision, read what I have to say about how I help golfers overcome the yips….
The first place to begin to break the Yips Cycle is to admit that the yips are a mental issue. Stabbing or flinching at impact are symptoms of bigger issues: fear and over control. Changing your grip, putter, swing, club, or routine are only temporary Band-Aids to a mental game issue.
“Breaking The Yips Cycle” is a complete brain dump of the TOP NINE mental training sessions I do with my personal coaching students to help them overcome the yips and play with freedom again!