[KevCarter]

I swear to the Almighty, Homer, Yoda, and Paul Hart that I believe hitting is THE cure for the yips. I am using it not only in my own game, but with my students who have "mental" problems out on the course.

If you are a swinger, you must allow centrifugal force to do a lot of the work for you. If you are a yipper, I was, you have a very tough time letting anything happen. You are afraid to trust anything including centrifugal force to do anything. If you flinch, you're toast. You NEED to take control.

HITTING!
LAG PRESSURE (Pure Ball Striker)
IMPACT ALIGNMENTS!
THE MAGIC OF THE RIGHT FOREARM!

Hitting allows you to take control. Lag Pressure, Impact alignments and the Magic of the Right Forearm become your fundamentals. This has worked for my putting yips, chip yips, and driver yips, yes, I [S]AM[/S] WAS a mental case! I have never driven the ball straighter. I have never been so confident over a chip, I have no fear of a putt. Golf is fun again!

Hank Haney had the right idea with Barclay, "It's not mental." Unfortunately, and no disrespect intended, Mr. Haney didn't use the proper "system" for the cure. We may even refer to it as a "method" as Daryl is stating in another thread. The "method" is 12-1 along with a lot of work on Basic Motion, which could also be considered a "method" IMHO.

I may not be the best teacher in the world when it comes to developing a pretty swinging motion, but I am getting a ton of satisfaction in helping folks with problems between the ears and getting them back on the golf course. maybe I've finally found my niche in golf...

I've added another favorite DVD to my repertoire of great teaching videos for my new mission:

Alignment Golf
Brian Gay Fundamentals
Ted Fort's Address Routine For Hitting

If I'm not on the track it's the fault of you guys, I'm learning it right here.

Sorry for rambling, Am I nuts?

Kevin