yips

n.nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)

"to avoid the yips he changed his style of putting"

1. The golfer was struggling with the yips, making it hard for him to putt.
   那位高尔夫球员正为“yips”困扰，这让他很难进行推杆。
2. After developing the yips, the pitcher couldn’t throw strikes anymore.
   在得了“yips”之后，那位投手再也投不出好球了。