I have now read this book. To quote from it: "The best solution for the yips is making sure you never get them in the first place."! He (Rotella) also suggests that no amount of practising putting will cure them. Very helpful!
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Putting Yips
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ScienceBoy
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Norrin Radd
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Rotella is correctI have now read this book. To quote from it: "The best solution for the yips is making sure you never get them in the first place."! He (Rotella) also suggests that no amount of practising putting will cure them. Very helpful!
Dave Pelz also says no amount of practice will cure the yips..
read PUTT LIKE THE PROS by Pelz and you will learn an awful lot of good stuff about putting ,AND what causes the yips.
At least that's one in the eye for those who say that all you have to do to beat the putting yips is to practice more!
North Mimms
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I believe that taking up tennis instead is very effective in curing yips
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I believe that even in tennis, people can get a yip problem in tossing up the ball for the serve! If you want to stay in golf either find a new way of putting (e.g. claw grip, long putter, etc), or change your pre shot routine. Even putting with your eyes closed or while looking at the hole might help.
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upsidedown
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There's a very good County Seniors tennis player at ours and he has terrible yips, so painful to watch
PhilTheFragger
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I've never heard of anyone having the yips in Dominoes or cribbage 
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I think this says it all:
http://www.golfchannel.com/media/er...putt-alfred-dunhill-links/?cid=rr_trending_p3
http://www.golfchannel.com/media/er...putt-alfred-dunhill-links/?cid=rr_trending_p3
Foxholer
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While the commentary was describing the issue of Yips, I don't believe Ernie's putt miss was because he was in the throes of the Yips! How many other short putts did he do that on? If none, then I'm certain I'm right; if several, then maybe it was a case.
But the implication that every short putt missed because of a twitch means that the player has the yips is simply wrong!
garyinderry
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Can we stop talking about this. last thing we need is this rammed down everyone's throats daily.
We will all soon be a pile of gibbering yippers if this keeps up.
We will all soon be a pile of gibbering yippers if this keeps up.
Ernie Els is known to be afflicted with the yips, which is why he changed to a belly putter for while. Also remember David Feherty's comment about him putting with a 'live snake', which is a fair description of the condition. Although to a large extent he seems to have overcome the condition and gone back to a standard putter, there was a definite twitch with his right hand on this occasion, which was enough to cause him to miss a relatively short putt by a considerable margin.
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Foxholer
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Yes, I know about Ernie's (previous) putting problems.
You didn't answer my question!
You didn't answer my question!
Foxholer
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I wasn't aware that you had asked me a question?
You've just demonstrated how little you actually read posts - simply blinkeredly banging on about your obsession!
It was in the post (52) that you quoted! 2nd sentence of the first paragraph - the one that ends with a question mark!
Actually Del, don't bother answering it! As Garyinderry posted, this thread has served its purpose, so time to let it fade away!
Ernie Els finished the Dunhill Links Championship tied for 27th place at 11 under par, so he couldn't have putted all that badly in general. However, to quote Henry Longhurst on the yips, "Once you've had then, you've got them. The putt shown in the video I posted a link for is an almost classic case of a delicate short putt that you should really make inducing a yip. When my yips were at their worst I would miss similar putts under pressure quite often, but not all the time. My other nemesis was long putts where there was some pressure to get the length right. Anything in between I was OK on.
Dan2501
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Is Putt Like The Pros one of the better books on Putting then? Looking at working on my putting this winter, and looking into some books that are worth reading. I've managed to get the audiobook of Putting out of the Mind, and enjoy Rotella's work, but other than that is Pelz' book one of the best?
Foxholer
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If you've read 1 of Rotella's putting books, then there's not much to be gained by reading another imo. Pelz's is very technical and waffly, but contains some good stuff - certainly 'one of the best' and makes an excellent doorstop afterwards!
