The
Yips
- Why
Practicing
(alone)
Will
Not Fix
It
For
those
who suffer
from
the yips
is a mental
'program'
of doubt which
runs
through
the subconscious
mind, which
becomes
an automatic
response (for
these
golfers)
each
time
they
walk
on the
green
- which
is why conscious practice
simply
does
not fix
it.
Most
players
who experience
this simply
practice
harder
and harder
only to
find that
it makes
no difference
to the
problem
whatsoever.
Conscious
practicing
has no
affect
on the
yips whatsoever
as this
is not
where the
problem
lies. The
changes
must be
made within
the automatic
processes
of the subconscious -
after which
the problem
often disappears
as quickly
and mysteriously
as it came.
The
yips is
just like
a computer
program which
runs each
time you
reach the
green -
and it
becomes
more firmly entrenched each
time it
occurs,
making
it even
harder
to overcome.
This means
that the
longer
a golfer
has had
the yips,
the slightly
longer
it takes
to remove,
but don't
worry, at
the maximum
a few months
is all
it usually
takes to
remove
this terrible
program
once and
for all.
So
what's
the best
way to
get rid
of it?
The easiest
and most
effective
method
I have
found to
helping
(many)
golfers
overcome
this affliction
is by using
a regular
diet of
visualization. Mentally
rehearse
those putts
over and
over again perfectly in
your mind, for
5 to 10
minutes
each and
every day
until the
affliction
is completely
gone.
This
'de-programs'
the yips
and replaces
it with
a new,
more positive
program
for your
body to
follow
when on
the green.
Of course,
there are
some other
techniques
which work
well to
back this
technique
as well
(such as
a carefully
chosen
affirmation)
but I will
go into
some of
these techniques
in more
detail
later.
Of
course,
there are
some important
components
to making
visualization
work correctly
as well,
and so
I will
go into
more detail
about visualization
in the
very next
tip, which
you can
find by
clicking
this link
below: http://www.MindTrainingForGolf.com/golf_tips/golf_tip_3.php3
My
main message
to you
today is
that if
you are
experiencing
the yips,
don't worry,
all is
NOT lost,
many people
I have
worked
with have
overcome
the yips
using this
method.
The power
of your
mind created the
yips, and
so it also
has the
power to
reverse
it quite
easily.
