My thoughts as well. Only pro I have seen with the true yips is Langer. He five putted from three feet in one competition from memory.
Ernie Els and Adam Scott definitely had the putting yips. David Feherty once introduced Ernie as "putting with a live snake", which accurately described what his putting looked like at the time, and how the yips feel if you have them!
Poor putting from 10 feet is exactly that - poor putting!! Has absolutely nothing to do with the yips.
Great idea! I'm sure that making the hole larger would reduce the incidence of the yips in older and more experienced golfers.
Was putting easier with the old small ball ? I certainly putted better as a kid, before the old shakes set in. Mind you all the greens were flat in those days, the sun always shone, I never hit a bad shot.
Swings and roundabouts really. The small ball probably was more likely to fall into the hole with a reasonably accurate putt, but was also more affected by irregularities in the green's surface as it rolled towards it.Was putting easier with the old small ball ? I certainly putted better as a kid, before the old shakes set in. Mind you all the greens were flat in those days, the sun always shone, I never hit a bad shot.
When I developed the yips, it was mainly the putts of a length that I should hole that were the problem. Also very long putts when I was trying to leave the ball close enough to hole the next one. Medium length putts were never a problem. I cured my problems by changing to the claw grip, which felt like the difference between night and day to me. I could suddenly make a smooth and controlled putting stroke again, instead of a jerky stab at the ball! It is believed that using a long putter for a while might help to get some rhythm back into your putting stroke, which is what may have happened with Adam.
When I developed the yips, it was mainly the putts of a length that I should hole that were the problem. Also very long putts when I was trying to leave the ball close enough to hole the next one. Medium length putts were never a problem. I cured my problems by changing to the claw grip, which felt like the difference between night and day to me. I could suddenly make a smooth and controlled putting stroke again, instead of a jerky stab at the ball! It is believed that using a long putter for a while might help to get some rhythm back into your putting stroke, which is what may have happened with Adam.
I did, and it still sounded like the yips to me!