Graham DeLaet Chipping Yips

[daftmunkee]

Anyone else see the tweet that Graham DeLaet sent out today? "I'm dealing with incredible anxiety while chipping/pitching right now. It's not fun. I needed to WD to get it sorted out and get back ASAP."

 

I haven't seen such a frank admission of the yips in a long time.

[Arpeggi]

It's the disgusting beard

[starsail85]

Where did he say yips?

 

 

[golfgirlrobin]

Where did he say yips?

 

The whole quote screams yips. You don't get extreme anxiety over hitting them to 20 feet instead of 5. You get extreme anxiety over having no idea at all where the ball's going.

[cardoza]

Nice to hear a pro be so upfront about something like that.

[cvhookem63]

Here's to hoping that the big Canadian gets it sorted out soon. He is fun to watch.

[starsail85]

Where did he say yips?

 

The whole quote screams yips. You don't get extreme anxiety over hitting them to 20 feet instead of 5. You get extreme anxiety over having no idea at all where the ball's going.

 

Anxiety can get in the way of touch doesn't mean he has yips, he may well do, but not proof

[ebk]

Did he saying anything about going to Pittsburgh for Game 2 tonight?

 

Seriously, though, I hope it's not on ongoing problem for him. The man has talent, and I always watching him when he's playing well.

[bladehunter]

Beard man. Simply the beard. Shave it and your chi will be back in balance ( I apologize to any chi heads , I don't even know if I spelled it correctly )

[golfgirlrobin]

Where did he say yips?

 

The whole quote screams yips. You don't get extreme anxiety over hitting them to 20 feet instead of 5. You get extreme anxiety over having no idea at all where the ball's going.

 

Anxiety can get in the way of touch doesn't mean he has yips, he may well do, but not proof

 

Obviously it's not proof. It's an opinion based on the wording, but not many people WD from The Memorial based on a lack of touch.

[mwkbmw]

Where did he say yips?

 

The whole quote screams yips. You don't get extreme anxiety over hitting them to 20 feet instead of 5. You get extreme anxiety over having no idea at all where the ball's going.

 

Anxiety can get in the way of touch doesn't mean he has yips, he may well do, but not proof

 

Man, you must love to argue,

 

 

 

 

Wait for it...

[daftmunkee]

http://scoregolf.com/blog/lorne-rubenstein/on-delaets-admission/ An article relating to his tweet...

[rafal]

He'll have to find a way to deal with it since chipping is one of the core skills of the game.

[ripper911]

It's the disgusting beard

Can he even see the ball?

[EKELLY]

LMAO.........Tiger had the chips yips, and he'll never be the same.........If Graham has them , it'll be fun to watch.......

[stuway]

Hope he works it out soon. Dude just skyrocketed up my list of favorite players

 

An actual honest admission by a pro athlete and @apreggi hates his beard. Two good reasons to cheer for this guy.

[BVIChester]

Living with anxiety of any form is a hellish experience. For a pro to come out and admit it like this deserves a lot of credit when it involves his livelihood, sponsorship etc.

 

Hope he gets past it, seems like a very amiable and likable guy.

[Holy Moses]

Put a chipper in the bag. Couldn't hurt.

[starsail85]

Tiger didn't /doesn't have the yips either, must be an American thing but everybody who is struggling with chipping doesn't have the yips

 

When you see real yips it is a spasmic movement

 

Brad faxon had bad fear and anxiety over hitting the driver for several years on tour, so he used a 3 wood. Doesn't mean he has the driving yips

 

If you want to see real pitching yips see Tim Clark

[playa]

This is a huge admission for a tour player to make, chipping yips can derail a career (just ask Tim Clark or Brett Ogle). Hats off to him for going there.

[mac94]

Muirfield is not a good place to get chipping yips. I've had extreme anxiety over every chip I've taken there.

[Anonymosity]

Can't blame him for not wanting to go to Ohio.

[Will Par]

Anxiety is part of golf on any type of shot. It happens every round if the shot has a challenge that makes you uncomfortable. It's something a good player knows how to deal with. For DeLaet to have an extreme case over chips and pitches means to me that he has lost his ability to deal with it.

 

I don't think this is yips. I've had yips with the putter and yips can occur without any anxiety. Yips occur mid-stroke... out of the blue... with no warning. Yips can cause anxiety, but anxiety doesn't cause yips. I think there is something wrong in his setup or alignment that he can't resolve comfortably. Something like those times you stand over a shot and just can't get comfortable with it. You know something is wrong but nothing you do to get comfortable feels right.

 

I think that problem is always related to alignment. He'll figure it out.

[av1084]

Anxiety is part of golf on any type of shot. It happens every round if the shot has a challenge that makes you uncomfortable. It's something a good player knows how to deal with. For DeLaet to have an extreme case over chips and pitches means to me that he has lost his ability to deal with it.

 

I don't think this is yips. I've had yips with the putter and yips can occur without any anxiety. Yips occur mid-stroke... out of the blue... with no warning. Yips can cause anxiety, but anxiety doesn't cause yips. I think there is something wrong in his setup or alignment that he can't resolve comfortably. Something like those times you stand over a shot and just can't get comfortable with it. You know something is wrong but nothing you do to get comfortable feels right.

 

I think that problem is always related to alignment. He'll figure it out.

 

That's pretty thoughtful and analytical but pretty sure it's just the yips.

 

[ClintDagger]

I feel like chipping yips is a fairly new phenomenon. Don't remember hearing about them 10-20 years ago.

 

Here's to hoping GD gets it worked out.

[Fischputza]

I feel like chipping yips is a fairly new phenomenon. Don't remember hearing about them 10-20 years ago.

 

Here's to hoping GD gets it worked out.

 

It's a general issue....20 years ago there where a couple of whacko kids out there, now they all are diagnosed with ADHD and need a lot of Ritalin or else............

[SHIVAN]

I feel like chipping yips is a fairly new phenomenon. Don't remember hearing about them 10-20 years ago.

 

Here's to hoping GD gets it worked out.

 

When you listen to all the big names talk, they will always refer to people who had them, and people who were great when they were 20-40yrs old, and have them now - as 65-70yrs olds.

 

Apparently, if you listen to guys like Watson, Miller, Nicklaus, etc you hear that folks that generated the putting or chipping yips in the old days simply did not make it and had to look for other work to support themselves.

[tbowles411]

I feel like chipping yips is a fairly new phenomenon. Don't remember hearing about them 10-20 years ago.

 

Here's to hoping GD gets it worked out.

 

When you listen to all the big names talk, they will always refer to people who had them, and people who were great when they were 20-40yrs old, and have them now - as 65-70yrs olds.

 

Apparently, if you listen to guys like Watson, Miller, Nicklaus, etc you hear that folks that generated the putting or chipping yips in the old days simply did not make it and had to look for other work to support themselves.

Or you hear Nicklaus say that he had them. Worked through them as best he could until he found a method that worked through a ton of hard work.

[Sun Devil]

Put a chipper in the bag. Couldn't hurt.

 

 

I did this one time and it really works. I quit immediately because I was getting too much grief from my playing partners.

[Ayoung19]

Gonna miss seeing that beard