AFTER Since having the treatment I feel like I have been cured from an illness. My chipping has improved to a level I now feel comfortable with any kind of pitch shot. Lynn has also worked on my putting problem which showed up on six or seven foot putts. My old stroke is back and I’m at ease with myself again.
Name: Gareth Bradley from: Bramhall GC. Handicap: Scratch Age: 40 Yips suffered for: 6 years Shots affected: Chipping and long putting
BEFORE The problem has been progressively getting worse from about 10 years, developing from the odd poor chip to much more. In the past two or three the problem has crept into my longer putting. I am still OK with short putts. The frustration it is bringing is starting to become difficult to cope with and could possibly lead to me giving up the game.
AFTER After just two sessions with Lynn she appears to have completely eliminated the problem. I have played 17 competitive rounds since the sessions and have had no yips. The dread I used to feel before chipping has gone. Yes, I have hit some bad chips but these were down to poor technique and not a yip. My game is rejuvenated and I’m enjoying the game again.
Name: Jason Hartley Handicap: Professional Age: 28 From: Originally South Africa but currently in Hertfordshire Yips suffered for: 12 years. Shots affected: Most shots
BEFORE I first experienced the yips in 1992 at the age of 16. I was playing in a provincial tournament in South Africa. I remember walking up to a putt of about eight feet, I was feeling confident. I went through my normal routine but when I tried to make the putt, my hands seemed to jump just before I made contact with the ball.
A little confused, I walked up to my remaining putt (above one foot in length) and did exactly the same thing again. Gradually it became worse. After struggling for a year I swapped from putting left-handed to putting right-handed, which I still do today. When I try and putt left-handed, I get a pins-and-needles feeling all down my right arm. In the last two years the yip is developing in the rest of my game from a short chip to a drive.
I find it hard to believe that the hands have time to twitch when the club is being swung at 125mph. I am terrified of actually hitting the ball. I need to sort this out as soon as possible as the game is becoming a chore and my confidence is at an all time low. Just the thought of playing golf gives me that tingling feeling in my right side and I know my full swing is taking the same route as my putting did when it all started.
AFTER I still find it hard to believe that something that was so ingrained could be cured over the space of a few hours. Since seeing Lynn, my confidence is at an all time high and I have started looking forward to playing again, and my scores are reflecting this. People who have never experienced the yips find the subject hard to comprehend but for people who have and do, it is good to know that there is finally a definite cure.
