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How To Stop Choking In Golf

It doesn't matter whether you call it choking or having the Yips, this eventuality is beyond frustrating for any golfer.  Sometimes it just happens, but then the more frequently it happens the more you come to expect it to happen and then a self-fulfilling prophecy becomes an embedded part of your golf game. For some golfers, choking is confined to one single part of the game.  Perhaps you have the yips when putting, or maybe when faced with an important sandy save, or alternatively it becomes your cross to bear when attempting to hit a tee shot or a tricky recovery shot from the rough.  For some golfers, it is specific to the shot, whereas for others it is related to the club or the particular circumstances in which you are found. Every golfer has "choked" on some shot at some time.  The degree of choking and its frequency differs from one individual to another.  At first, you will recognize its appearance as a result of your lack of trust or lack of commitment...