{"id":2803,"date":"2013-01-23T21:05:54","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T21:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=2803"},"modified":"2025-06-12T06:57:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T10:57:14","slug":"does-anxiety-cause-the-putting-yips-in-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/does-anxiety-cause-the-putting-yips-in-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Anxiety Cause the Putting Yips in Golf?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/GolfIcon7B-1201.jpg\" alt=\"Golf Psychology Podcast!\" class=\"wp-image-2214\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dr. Patrick Cohn, golf psychology expert and author of the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/golfers-mental-edge-cd-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golfer&#8217;s 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