| If you are suffering from the dreaded Golf Putting | | | | opinion I believe what is really happening is that you |
| Yips, then you have my fullest sympathy. I have | | | | are in a positive state of mind, which in turn will |
| seen first hand how devastating this awful affliction | | | | enable you to create your best possible putting |
| can be. Not only does golf putting yips visibly ruin | | | | stroke and therefore you are giving the ball the best |
| your golfing performance and enjoyment of the | | | | chance of finding the bottom of the hole. |
| game, but it can also significantly dent your general | | | | Golf putting yips is caused by the fear of missing or |
| confidence in other areas of life as well. | | | | failing to make the putt, your state of mind is |
| The worst part about having golf putting yips is that | | | | negative and your brain is telling you that there is no |
| there appears to be no warning signs! it just seems | | | | possible chance of 'holing that 4 foot putt'. This fear |
| to manifests itself out of no where and suddenly | | | | creates a spasmodic reflex action in the hands and |
| your golfing experience is no longer fun but a living | | | | will tend to affect the shorter putts, as these are |
| nightmare. | | | | the putts that one would normally be expected to |
| So what causes Golf Putting Yips? | | | | make and are the ones that cause the most |
| Putting aside the technical issues of putting for a | | | | embarrassment when missed! |
| moment, the main difference between the good | | | | Every experience that you have in life is stored |
| putter and the poor one is confidence! I am sure at | | | | somewhere in your brain! Most of these memories |
| some point in your golfing career you have | | | | will have been forgotten, as they made no particular |
| experienced that wonderful feeling of standing over | | | | impression. However, a traumatic missed putt or a |
| a putt and knowing in your mind that you are going | | | | series of missed putts that may have cost you in |
| to hole it, even before you have made a stroke! And | | | | competition or caused you embarrassment are |
| sure enough the putt drops! | | | | stored away in your active recall memory, which |
| There are a few that would put this down to | | | | comes back to haunt you, when you are in a similar |
| psychokinesis (the ability of the mind to move an | | | | situation. Golf putting yips loves this and thrives on |
| object without physical means) however, in my | | | | these situations! |