Overcome the Yips 

EFT came about in 1980 and is based on the work of Dr Roger Callahan. It was originally thought of as an alternative therapy.

Due to it being so effective in reducing stress and anxiety and it helping people in so many different situations from PTSD in war veterans, to significantly reducing pain and potentially more interest improving sporting performance. More and more clinical research is showing just how significant the changes elicited by tapping can be.  As well as formal research you will read testimonials further down the page on how golfers have reduced their handicap, overcome the yips and performed better in tournaments and matches.

Here are some links to stories of other golfers who have overcome the yips using EFT.

5 Golfers Overcome the Yips Report

You're right.  it does look ridiculous! 

When I first heard about it way back in 2005 I nearly had to peel myself up off the floor I was trying not to laugh so much when my friend told me about it.  I mean how could tapping on your face while talking about an issue help me feel better??  She was adamant it worked and being a good friend of mine I chose to go along with it.  So I printed off the manual and tapped on my sore lower back that had bothered me for years.  OMG I was immediately hooked and tapped for 4 hours solidly.  That afternoon I went to the pub and stood for a good 4 hours which was something I hadn't been able to do for several years. 

That's what led me to getting trained and becoming a practitioner.  Since then I've worked with many sceptics who have had amazing results.  Some of whom describe EFT as life-changing.

I just love it. Something so simple has such significant results and can transform someone's life so radically.

In a word, yes.  There are  professionals and amateurs who have used EFT to overcome the yips.  It works on an emotional and physiological level as we all have issues we need to address.

This is the general consensus but as you're finding out, it just isn't true.

Having the yips can bring on feelings of embarrassment and shame which can result in people not wanting to talk about it. not only do they not want to talk about having the yips, but also how they cured their yips.

Plus, nobody wants to give away their secret weapon when it comes to competing.

The nature of EFT is that you do have to talk about it.  You do have to address issues that you might not want to talk about.  This doesn't suit everyone so we take the advice of well meaning friends, families and pros that we should change our technique, get a new club, or even 'just relax'.

You might well have tried some of these to varying degrees of success.  Unfortunately they don't work.