How to Cure The putting yips in Golf

One of the most dreaded occurrences in the game of golf is the sudden appearance of the putting "yips". Although there is no known cause for the yips, many theories and cures abound. Having personally battled this affliction over the years, I may have some helpful insight into three of the most effective cures.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

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   Try the claw or saw grip. There are thousands of articles covering the claw and say grips. The theory here is that the yips can be prevented by rearranging and separating the hands and thus taking more of the fine motor muscles of the hands out of the picture.

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   Try the left hand low putter grip. This is the solution that saved my golf game. It will feel very strange when you first try it. Most of this is caused by not having a comfortable grip on the club. Once you find the right grip, with the left hand low (right handed golfers)it becomes much easier. The real trick here is to make sure that the fingers of the right hand lay against the underside of the left wrist.This locks everything as one unit. Presto! no more yips.

3. Train the eyes to stay focused at impact.The theory here is that upon impact between the ball and putter face, the eyes create an involuntary muscle response from the brain which causes the yip movement in the hands.You will need to spend several hours training your eyes to stay completely focused on the ball as the club face makes impact.