I had been fighting the yips with my chip shots off and on for the past few years and had taken lessons from a number of pros. The advice I always got was keep your left wrist firm and you can't yip the shot, like I didn't know that. When I asked the pros how to keep the left wrist firm, I was told just keep it straight and use a ruler or comb inside my watch band, but even that didn't help.
I was looking online for solutions and came across the 4GEA forum, where I read about TGM and keeping the right wrist bent through impact. I thought TGM had gone away with Bobby Clampett's career, but nonetheless I went out and practiced chipping keeping my right wrist bent and I hit chip shots more flush than I had in quite a while. I then searched the web for more information on TGM and came across Brian and Lynn's sites. I called Brian for a lesson and was just blown away with his knowledge and the way he could simply explain cause and effect.
Sadly, I still have occasional problems with the short shots - years of bad habits are tough to break.
However, I am hitting more solid shots than I did before and I have a clear road map of what I need to do to continue to improve.
TGM works for me because I need a reason why or how to do something, not just be told to do it. TGM provides the framework for the why and how and it works for me.
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