In sports, the yips are a sudden and unexplained loss of ability to execute certain skills in experienced athletes. Symptoms of the yips are losing fine motor skills and psychological issues that impact the muscle memory and decision-making of athletes, leaving them unable to perform basic skills of their sport.

2024年3月5日 · The yips are involuntary wrist spasms that occur most commonly when golfers are trying to putt. However, the yips also can affect people who play other sports — such as cricket, darts and baseball. It was once thought that the yips were always associated with performance anxiety.

2021年1月11日 · The yips are a real condition that affect athletes and people who frequently write, type, or play an instrument. It can be caused by a neurological disorder, performance anxiety, or a...

The yips are involuntary wrist spasms experienced most commonly by golfers when trying to putt and chip or when in full swing. Although the origin of the term is unclear, “yips” may have been popularized by former golf player and coach Tommy Armour.

2023年1月16日 · To put the phenomenon in simpler terms, the yips are a sudden and often unexplained inability to execute basic skills in experienced athletes. Often, it is a visualization of anxiety and overthinking. It isn't just Ankiel and Knoblauch who've suffered from the yips.

2023年7月24日 · The yips are defined as a psycho-neuromuscular impediment interfering with the execution of fine-motor skills. Although the term originated in the golf world, a wide variety of athletes...

2024年3月5日 · Diagnosis of the yips is based on people describing their symptoms. Video recording the wrist during putting to capture the movement associated with the yips also can help the healthcare professional make the diagnosis.

1 天前 · AUGUSTA, Ga. — The yips — the sudden inability to make even short putts — have ended careers of professional golfers. For Bernhard Langer, they brought him to his knees. “Those were the ...

2016年4月8日 · In the story, Owen addressed many misconceptions about the yips, the biggest perhaps being that the yips is some variation of choking under pressure. In fact it's not. Although anxiety can...

2023年9月18日 · In baseball and golf, the “yips” — where batters’ reliable swings desert them or golfers’ hands jerk when putting — are common and can ruin careers. These struggles often stem from psychological stress, but new research says some cases may originate deep in the brain.