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The Yips and CNN

The Anthropocene Reviewed

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Golfing Yips

The yips are most common among golfers. Around a quarter of serious golfers struggle with them. Most have a physiological problem in their wrist muscles called focal distonia, an involuntary contraction of muscle likely caused by over use. The only way i've found to avoid the yips is to glance away from the ball as i swing. But weirdly, i don't feel th yips when i'm warming up or hitting with a friend, only when we're keeping score. Some argue the yips can be cured by psychotherapy,. specifically by processing draumatic events in one's sporting life but i have no negative memories of tennis.

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