How to Overcome the Yips Josh recently wrote to me about his struggles in the bullpen when catching… “I have recently struggled in, not only the bullpen, but throws to bases in practice as well as simply playing catch. Yesterday, my only struggle was in the bullpen, no problem during warm up. Do you have any advice as how to … Throwing Yips Article>>
How Can Players Overcome The Yips? Baseball is a relatively simple game that players can complicate at times… Overthinking, over-analyzing and trying too hard can get in the way of doing certain skills that you have done since you were a little kid. Think about the act of throwing a ball… You probably started throwing objects when you were two … Throwing Yips Article>>
How Can You Overcome Throwing Problems? If you miss routine throws or make wild pitches during games, you’ll should read article closely… I outline my philosophy about the throwing yips below. I call it the yips cycle. To overcome throwing problems, you have to attack the yips cycle at every step. You may recall my version of the yips cycle–see … Throwing Yips Article>>
Mental Strategies to Cure The Yips How do you go from dominant pitcher to a pitcher who has the yips and is anxious about pitching? This is the real life story of Lacey Waldrop, pitcher for the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fast-Pitch women’s softball league. As a junior at Florida State University, Waldrop had one of the best … Throwing Yips Article>>
Overcoming The Throwing Yips Why do the yips have such a stranglehold on some baseball players? Why is it so difficult to break away from the clench of the yips and regain that freedom of just making accurate throws? Many baseball players view the yips in fatalistic terms. These players feel powerless to overcome the yips. The baseball lore of … Throwing Yips Article>>
How Rick Ankiel Beat The Yips One of the most common issues faced by major league baseball players is the yips. The yips is a condition in which talented athletes fail to perform to the best of their abilities under pressure. Although this issue can be extremely frustrating for athletes, it does not have to be career ending. With the … Throwing Yips Article>>