LynnBlakeGolf Forums - View Single Post - The cause of Yips. Thread: The cause of Yips. View Single Post #8 06-19-2007, 11:10 AM Seanmx Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 178 I think the cause is the same as a lot of bad shots. Throwaway and the urge the hit at the ball with the club head instead of the hands. The converse to this is then of course the quit stoke. I think flip flopping between the two to prevent on or the other causes yips. I think the route cause is mechanical and when it goes on for too long and becomes automatic it is then a mental problem Seanmx View Public Profile Send a private message to Seanmx Find all posts by Seanmx