belly putters

[USER1999]

Having had the yips myself, I cannot agree that confidence has anything to do with it. I am, and have always been a confident putter, but went through two years where on 6 foot and under putts, occasionally the ball could go anywhere. It was like at impact, an electric shock went through my hand, causing me to clench my grip, and the result was a nightmare. The only way I could stop it was to change my grip so that the trigger point in my right hand was somewhere else on the grip. This was more of a physical thing than a mental one (although they are obviously linked). I suppose it is a bit like a nervous twitch, which could be psycological, or not. Can't see that getting a lesson from a pro would do anything to help at all, you've just got to sort it out yourself. I could nail 6 foot putts all day on the practice ground no problem, but on the first green, no. Weird. Never tried the broom stick though. Not that desperate.

 

[Toad]

I am glad you got over the yips I would hate it to happen to me and I am not wishing to start an argument but if it was more a physical not psycological problem, why then were you able to nail them on practise green but not in competition, did changing your grip not give you more confidence when putting thus leading to the dreaded yips dissapearing.

 

[Toad]

Apoligies Murph I did a little digging and most likely cause is physical though not always. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2835653.stm

 

[stevek1969]

Was listening to monty on golf night at the weekend a he slated them have never fancied them myself

 

[viscount17]

Not too mad an idea Gasp might stop them extending courses and ruining origional layouts due to advances in club and ball technoligy.

With a bit of lateral thinking applied I think Gasp and Toad might have something.
Since we would all be hitting shorter in order to keep a round at 4 hours (ish) the courses would also need to be shortened. For the longer courses this would mean they could squeeze in two 18-hole courses, for the shorter 3 mix-and-match 9-holers.
This should speed up play!