Joe,
I cannot sink a 3 foot putt for the life of me. I have heard about the yips but this is ridiculous. I have tried just about everything. I need one more idea please.
Blane

Hello Blane,
Never fear, here is an idea that works so good you can do it with your eyes closed. First with your eyes open, take the clubhead back about 2 or 3 inches and stop. Before you complete the stroke, make sure the clubface is pointed directly at the hole, and convince yourself that your forward stroke is going to keep the clubface square to the hole all the way during the follow thru. The reason this works is because some twisting may be taking place during a continuous backswing and forward stroke. By stopping after the backswing you can be fairly sure that no twisting has taken place, and you can remind yourself that you are not going to allow any more twisting during the forward stroke. If you can get your mind to believe it can feel keeping the clubface square, you can close your eyes before the forward stroke and you will make the putt just about every time because there are no visual distractions that might be causing your yips. In other words you cannot look up too soon if you are not looking at all. Just feel the clubface staying square.
Joe