The Mental Golf Show Jim Waldron - Guaranteed Yips Cure, Radical Acceptance, Willingness to Suffer, and Eliminating Fear
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Jul 1, 2025 
Jim Waldron, a nationally acclaimed golf professional and mental game coach with a staggering 94% success rate in curing the yips, shares invaluable insights. He breaks down the psychological aspects of the yips and introduces the 'Two Minds Theory.' Jim emphasizes the importance of radical acceptance and sheds light on how identity impacts performance. Listeners will discover techniques for emotional regulation, the significance of a solid pre-shot routine, and the power of confronting discomfort as a pathway to resilience in both golf and life.
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Yips: Psychological and Physical Disorder
- The yips involve a sudden involuntary muscle contraction disrupting athletic motions like golf swings or putting strokes.
- They occur alongside a chaotic mind and fear, particularly fear of humiliation and bad outcomes.
Unconscious Mind Drives Yips
- The yips come from the unconscious mind, which acts without awareness and believes it helps by protecting.
- The unconscious mind is a process machine with positive intention but can't recognize poor outcomes.
Opposite of Yips: The Zone
- The opposite of yips is being in the zone: fully trusting your swing with no conscious monitoring.
- Peak performance means no negative or positive emotion over the shot, just emotionally neutral focus.