To Truly Enjoy Golf, You Must Embrace the Suffering! With Yips Whisperer, Jim Waldron

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Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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818: Jim Waldron, "The Yips Whisperer" from BalancePointGolf.com returns to provide his expertise on the Yips. So many golfers think they have it, but most probably don’t. If you’re a high handicapper, then your problem is probably your swing mechanics! We also talk about who actually invented golf and why suffering is a critical part of this game and important to achieve success. WIN a box Golf Smarter golf balls and be part of the podcast! When you record our episode intro from your phone, you’ll be eligible to win a box of golf balls with the Golf Smarter logo! Write to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com and tell us that you want to play. We’ll assign you an episode number and a script to record for the intro of the show. Every ten listeners who participate will be entered into a drawing for a box of balls with the Golf Smarter logo!Golf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! We are an entertainment service that is focused on enhancing every round for you. Just like caddies, we accept tips for services rendered. Please click on the DONATE button at GolfSmarter.com to show your support so that we can continue to provide weekly, helpful, and entertaining content. Your donation can be as much, or as little as you’d like. It can be a one time offering or your can even do it recurring. Thank you very much. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans 134 from 2010, host Fred Greene sits down after a round at Harding Park in San Francisco with two young men from New Zealand who traveled around the world to play 365 rounds at different courses in 365 days.For exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	True classical yips are fairly rare and 20 handicaps or higher.
0:05.0	I'm not going to say I never see it, I do see it, but it's pretty rare.
0:09.0	If your index is around 20 or higher and you think you have the yips, it's more likely than not.
0:14.0	You've got severe contamination, the four destructive impulses, and a bad golf swing.
0:19.0	And so the pure is going to have to be, you're going
0:22.0	to have to learn how to make swing changes at the physical level, at the level of the body,
0:26.3	so that you can have a better chance of making proper contact with the ball. And a lot of high
0:31.9	handicappers don't want to admit to themselves how bad they're swinging is. Golf Smarter,
0:36.1	number 818.
0:39.5	To truly enjoy golf, you must embrace the suffering with the yips whisperer Jim Waldron.
0:46.8	This is Golf Smarter.
0:49.6	Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your
0:55.8	golf IQ.
0:57.4	Here's your host, Fred Green.
0:59.7	Welcome back to the Golf Smarter Podcast, Jimmy.
1:02.8	Thank you, Fred.
1:03.6	It's great to be here again for, I didn't even know, episode for me, 27 or 80s or 18 or something.
1:09.3	I can't count that high anyway if it's not written down for him.
1:11.7	But wait a minute.
1:12.4	I just called you Jimmy.
1:13.6	Are you okay with that?
1:14.5	I've never called you.
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