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how you cure the yip which the twitch that golfers sometimes get 0:00:07.730,0:00:10.109 but he or she is trying to put 0:00:10.109,0:00:13.599 its just putting of course its any the high pressure 0:00:13.599,0:00:18.210 sporting situation the penalty shootout for instance and a suggestion we've heard 0:00:18.210,0:00:22.759 is that a simple clinch of the fist might help relieve the stress 0:00:22.759,0:00:26.269 researchers at the university of Munich say right handed athletes 0:00:26.269,0:00:30.909 who squeeze a ball with their left hand or pinch their left fist before competition 0:00:30.909,0:00:34.380 would retain better focus in a high-pressure situation 0:00:34.380,0:00:38.040 they're going to talk to uh... atop tennis player in a moment but first of all 0:00:38.040,0:00:41.030 Todd Stofka certified hypnotherapy sports performance 0:00:41.030,0:00:44.730 psychology experts talk on 0:00:44.730,0:00:49.610 good morning have a never heard of this research 0:00:49.610,0:00:53.979 I use it in my practice all the time with athletes and other clients 0:00:53.979,0:00:56.300 any idea how it works 0:00:56.300,0:01:00.120 well the idea behind it is that you know we have a right and left hemisphere 0:01:00.120,0:01:00.750 know that 0:01:00.750,0:01:05.620 be right hemisphere of your mind as you creative side so the right side brain 0:01:05.620,0:01:08.180 controls you're left side of your body 0:01:08.180,0:01:11.200 and i going to say that was just the 0:01:11.200,0:01:16.279 be squeezing in the last ten by itself probably has a minimal effect but there's 0:01:16.279,0:01:19.390 a presupposition in his testing 0:01:19.390,0:01:23.420 that they're going to get a favorable results or something better so what they're 0:01:23.420,0:01:26.720 doing is they're really creating a kinesthetic anchor 0:01:26.720,0:01:32.180 when with uh... squeezing event hand with the expectation that something is 0:01:32.180,0:01:34.290 going to happen in this case 0:01:34.290,0:01:36.880 they measure anxiety levels 0:01:36.880,0:01:40.359 yeah if you persuade someone with the idea 0:01:40.359,0:01:43.749 there were a the magic ingredient they might well feel better is just as there 0:01:43.749,0:01:46.350 it is auto suggestion in fact 0:01:46.350,0:01:47.990 became very well be yes it can 0:01:47.990,0:01:50.780 answer i mean and nevertheless 0:01:50.780,0:01:56.020 is is this one was pursuing a people listing out there if they got the yips 0:01:56.020,0:02:00.100 that some sort of problem that it is it worth trying 0:02:00.100,0:02:04.620 absolutely I was talking to your associate earlier is 0:02:04.620,0:02:05.409 that 0:02:05.409,0:02:10.359 what people need to do that i was not only to squeeze the you know left-handed 0:02:10.359,0:02:12.299 but then it creates 0:02:12.299,0:02:17.029 the in their imagination the desire result in the case of the golfer with the yips 0:02:17.029,0:02:20.339 they need to in their mind begins to see that 0:02:20.339,0:02:25.290 tracer line on the green were that ball needs to roll into the cup 0:02:25.290,0:02:29.029 and see the smooth stroke of the putter 0:02:29.029,0:02:33.650 and uh... you know the end results and when they begin to do that and then a they 0:02:33.650,0:02:35.539 have this relaxation 0:02:35.539,0:02:37.949 to take away the anxiety 0:02:37.949,0:02:41.339 or to minimize the anxiety then they're in a better frame of mind to 0:02:41.339,0:02:43.500 perform at a at a peak level 0:02:43.500,0:02:46.379 Todd thank you for that interesting seem to remember 0:02:46.379,0:02:50.159 teddy jack saying could never had a golf shot successfully an issue for success 0:02:50.159,0:02:54.449 visualized it trusted and if you visualization contained included some mistake then you'd 0:02:54.449,0:02:57.379 never do it well for you to go to get it in your mind that this was going to be 0:02:57.379,0:03:00.760 there is so so what do you guys are okay 0:03:00.760,0:03:04.460 visualize