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Originally Posted by qassim Over the last few weeks I've developed a problem which seems to be getting worse.
As I stand over the ball I have trouble starting my backswing; my body simply doesn't want to move. I have to start tapping the the blade of the club on the ground (this can be up to 10 to 12 times) and only then can I initiate the swing.
Is this known as the 'yips'?
Is this a mental or physical problem? Has anybody else out there experienced anything similar and if so, what have you done to help cure the problem?
I'm around an 18 handicap and before this problem started I was very happy with my overall game and the progress I was making.
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hi qassim
think the term yips relates to putting though i may be wrong
i had this problem last year and it is a mental thing.
in my endeavour to improve my game i was reading all the monthly golf mags watching instruction dvd's and taking advice from playing partners but all that did was confuse me. a lot of this advice contradicted itself so i got to the point where i was stood over the ball with no idea how i was suppose to start the swing there was no confidence because my mind was full of swing thoughts.
at its worst i would freeze over the ball for about 20 seconds by then i was so tensed up inevitably i hit a poor shot.
i solved it by just sticking to one school of thought (david leadbetter) and before long i had cleared the hurdle and found it easy to set up and pull the trigger!
hope this helps