Is there anything more morally debilitating, hauntingly humiliating, than a bad case of the golf yips?
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The answer is NO.
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There is a small group of people who say they don't exist.
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Of course it was a small group of people than found OJ Simpson "not guilty".
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I'm not certain it's the same group, but I have my suspicions.
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And then there are some medical doctors (mainly surgeons) who believe it is a physical problem, some sort of over-use injury.
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You know the old saying "When you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail"?
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My point is that the golf yips are indeed mysterious and many people have differing opinions on what they are and how to get rid of them.
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Nothing wrong with that: like'I always tell my golfer students - whatever works for you!
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My "hammer" is the mental/emotional system, and I've had a great deal of success "nailing" the yips with golfers around the world.
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As a matter of fact, I would estimate that about 40% of my personal phone coaching revolves around golf yips issues.
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My use of energy psychology (combined with some NLP and hypnosis) has successfully beaten the yips over 80% of the time.
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Although the yips are more obvious and painful than other issues, the basic methods to clear them is the same as other mental/emotional based issues (that covers about 90% of golf!).
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Here are some guidelines (from the more basic to the more esoteric)
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NOTE:? All of the examples below use my basic energy psychology ?clearing points? combined with optimal breathing.
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1)? Pre-round clearing for general tension and anxiety
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2)? Pre-emptive clearing - imagining the potential golf yips situations and working through them in your head
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3)? Clearing on the course - especially while approaching and on the greens
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4)? Clearing for embarrassment, humiliation or whatever emotional side effects come up as a result of the yips
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5)? Asking yourself the question - What might be an emotional cause off the course that would express itself in this way on the course? - and clear those issues
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6)? Explore the potential Self Sabotage and Comfort Zone issues - and clear those
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This is an overview of how I work with golfers stricken with the golf yips.?
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Everyone carries many more bags onto the course than their golf bag, and it may take some detective work to figure out what the real issues are for you.
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But trust me - it's not about the yips themselves.