Overcoming the Yips 030: The Yips are gone and my forehand stroke is back! And from the very first shot, too
Mr. Yoshida,
I tried theadviceyou gave me the other day.
And then, the yips almost completely disappeared and my forehand stroke came back!
What's more, just as you pointed out, it happened from the very first shot.
At first, I was a little doubtful about whether the advice I received was correct.
This is because my symptoms were that 'my arm would freeze up as if paralyzed against slow balls, and I wouldn't know how to swing,'
so I thought I would get advice about strengthening my concentration on the ball or finding peace of mind by building a good image.
Instead, you said the cause was a gap with reality.
You said everything was written in the 'Base Method (Standard Method).'
However, since my yips had already improved significantly thanks to your Ultimate Tennis Improvement Method, How to Watch the Ball, and Concentration Training book, I read the 'Base Method (Standard Method)' many times as you said and put what was written into practice.
Then, it was very strange, but when I judged that the ball would come over, I could wait right there. In that time I could wait, I could look at the ball firmly and concentrate on it. And then, I could time it, my racket would come out naturally without thinking about anything, and I could hit the ball I imagined properly.
Until now, I had a feeling of being flustered when returning the ball, but I was able to return it very calmly and stably.
Moreover, I was even able to beat an advanced player against whom I had never been able to return a single stroke rally properly before.
I really don't know how to thank you... it's a cliché, but thank you so much. It looks like I can finally say goodbye to the yips that have made me suffer for 10 years.
However, while I have become able to return balls that come over with peace of mind, when balls that don't come over, or balls that are borderline whether they will come over or not, come my way, the fear returns and I end up rushing my shots. Since I experienced that if it's a ball that comes over, I can hit it if I wait there, I seem to have developed that habit, and even for short, slow balls, I try to stop there to hit them and don't seem to want to move forward.
It feels like I'm just a little bit away from a complete cure...
Until now, no matter what I did, there was no sign of the yips being cured, but I am so grateful that you have achieved such an effect from the first time and improved it to a state close to a complete cure, but could you give me a little more advice? Thank you in advance.
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Response
▶ Do not touch the "symptoms" themselves
People who get the yips are originally experienced, advanced players (beginners don't get them), so as long as the symptoms subside, it is no wonder that you can defeat advanced opponents.
The theory of yips treatment is not to touch the symptoms themselves, such as "arms becoming paralyzed," "writhing on their own like a giant snake," or "wanting to do something about the unpleasant feeling of electricity running through your arms."
This is not limited to the yips; to overcome them, whether it is work mistakes, poor performance, physical illness, disease, or mental disorders, you approach the problem that is the cause of the symptoms appearing on the surface.
Symptom signals are reactions by a delicate body, so if you suppress them with medicine, they may worsen (related article "Pain is 'protecting you'").
It is the same as telling a patient with an eating disorder "Don't eat!" because it forces them to endure, which strengthens the "stress" that is the cause, making the overeating worse.
▶As soon as possible. To not waste a single day
After that, if you gain experience, you will be fine.
What kind of experience?
Various experiences.
Rather than the same experience.
When things go well, you want to repeat the success, and you tend to try to accumulate only the same experiences (which is also necessary).
Fast balls, slow balls, shallow balls, deep balls, etc., please accumulate experience using the "Base Method (Standard Method)."
High balls, low balls, spin, slice, flat, etc., please accumulate experience using the "Base Method (Standard Method)."
Also, as an opponent, children, the opposite sex, the elderly, students, working adults, the same generation, etc., please accumulate experience using the "Base Method (Standard Method)."
Hard, clay, artificial grass with sand, carpet, etc., please accumulate experience using the "Base Method (Standard Method)" even on courts with different surfaces.
Indoors or outdoors, please accumulate experience using the "Base Method (Standard Method)."
Not just on windless days, but on windy days, please accumulate experience using the "Base Method (Standard Method)."
This is because when there is wind, whether it is a headwind, crosswind, or tailwind, the player feels resistance in their body, so they try to resist it, causing their image to sway and creating discrepancies.
Through the experience of noticing those discrepancies one by one, the image you possess will be constructed more diversely, precisely, and accurately.
To accumulate that experience as much as possible, I want you to start the "Base Method (Standard Method)" as soon as possible.
From now on, I will not waste a single day.
▶"The Ultimate Path to Tennis Improvement"
As mentioned in the "Base Method (Standard Method)," increasing its accuracy and the speed of awareness is the "ultimate path to tennis improvement."
It is common to everyone around the world, and there is no other way but this.
The cutting edge and pinnacle beyond that is Roger Federer.
Someone has posted a review on Amazon (*Note 1).
Exactly as pointed out there, the point is whether you can notice and admit that there is a discrepancy in your image of reality, which you had assumed was "not there."
▶If the "Base Method" doesn't work, there is "nothing more that can be done"
As written in the "Base Method (Standard Method)," if there is no discrepancy in your image, there is nothing more that can be done.
Until now, there was no standard, so timing and movement were "groping in the dark."
But from now on, when playing tennis, since there is a "solid standard" anytime, anywhere, no matter the speed, ball type, opponent, surface, or environment, you can adapt and play well.
▶Boost your self-esteem with balls you can't reach!?
Of course, there are still balls you just can't reach.
If the speed and distance of the opponent's ball exceed the threshold of your reach, even Rafael Nadal cannot reach what he cannot reach.
https://youtu.be/rTc1SVTRyVg
Instead of blaming yourself for that as your own fault, please praise your opponent.
People who fall into the yips tend to be perfectionists, so if they can't reach every ball, they tend to be plagued by self-blame.
However, that is impossible as long as people play on this size of court.
Unless your arms stretch like Monkey D. Luffy (laughs).
If there is a ball you can't reach, you can actually learn to respect your opponent (though not unconditionally in this case), and your self-esteem will also increase (related article "Affirming others is 'for yourself'").
There are many top players who tap their racket face to applaud when their opponent hits a nice shot.
It is similar to the episode where Tiger Woods genuinely wishes for his opponent's putt to "go in!".
▶Time to say goodbye to the yips
The time has finally come to bid farewell to the yips that have been with me for 10 years.
This experience will never be in vain.
Or rather, please never forget the pain you felt during this time.
Since we live in a world of relativity, you will likely think, "Compared to the suffering of the yips, this is a piece of cake!" (Related article: "Until the 'chicken and egg relationship' spurs on a 'cat-and-mouse game' and eventually leads to falling into 'quicksand'").
The pain you have known will not only help your future tennis, but to put it grandly, it will alsohelp you overcome the hardships of life.
Because when you fail or are in trouble, it is a chance tobreak down the arrogance that has taken root.
Because when others fail or are in trouble, it is a chance toempathize with their situation.
▶ Just like "T-batting"
Now, by using the "Base Method," your tennis will improve dramatically.
I describe it as being like hitting a ball off a tee, just like in T-batting, every single time.
This is because you can get into the contact point so precisely, so all that is left to do is take a full swing (Related article: "Just hitting").
▶ The environment raises the level, making you even stronger
The "Bounce-Hit Method" in "The Inner Game"—a discovery in tennis history since then.
Isaac Newton is said to have discovered the "Law of Universal Gravitation" by watching an apple fall, but for a tennis player, there must bea benefit equal to or greater than that.
This is because while you can probably live a normal life without knowing the "Law of Universal Gravitation," a tennis player with a "gap in their image of reality" is plagued by self-denial, and (because they love tennis, they can't quit even if it's painful) it becomeshard to live a normal life.
I want everyone who enjoys tennis in Japan to know about this widely and in large numbers (*Note 2).
If that happens, the level of tennis in Japan will improve rapidly, and you will be surrounded by rivals (laughs).
However,that environment will further enhance our abilities (Related article: "The great record brought about by 'respect'").
▶ Regarding *Notes 1 and 2. The "Base Method" to the world
It used to be sold on Amazon Japan, Rakuten Kobo, BookWalker, ebookjapan, and other major stores.
From now on, I plan to expand the sales channels for the English version of "Tennis Base Method" toAmazon worldwide.
I aim to deliver it as soon as possible so that not a single day is wasted, so that tennis players all over the world can smile.
As long as you continue to play tennis, you need to "compete," but you do not need to "fight."
Everything is connected, so ifall living things are happy through tennis, then that is fine.
And that is because it is also"for my own sake" (Related article: "When I 'stop' writing").
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