Have you ever heard of the term "yips" in golf? In this week's golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, responds to a question from Darin who wants to know more about the yips in golf. Darin wrote in and said: "What are the yips? I've been a coach for 40 years and never heard of them. I can surmise what they are from your article, but please can you explain what they are?" What happens in your swing is tat it feels like you're stabbing, yipping, pulling back, freezing... A lot of golfers describe it as if someone has control over their arms like they lose full control of their arms and then they jerk and stab the ball. But, where do they yips come from? Great Resources for Golfers: Download a free golf psychology report to improve your preshot routine. Visit Golf Psychology Coach for more mental game articles. Check out ore golf psychology coaching programs at peaksports.com. *Please subscribe to The Golf Psychology Podcast at iTunes. Dr. Patrick Cohn is a golf psychology expert and author of the "Golfer's Mental Edge" audio program and Breaking The Yips Cycle DVD program. He teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf using golf psychology strategies developed over the last 30+ years of his career.