The truth about the yips
It's not in your
head. It never was.
The yips are one of golf's most misunderstood conditions. For years, golfers have been told it's a mental problem — anxiety, nerves, a crisis of confidence. They've tried breathing exercises, sports psychologists, hypnosis. And most of the time, nothing works.
That's because they're treating the symptom, not the cause. The yips are a mechanical issue that manifests itself as a mental problem. When your technique breaks down in a specific way under pressure, your brain triggers a protective response — and that's what you feel as the yips.
Fix the mechanics. Fix the root cause. The yips go away. It's that simple — and that's exactly what The Yip Project is built to do.
