{"id":12852,"date":"2026-05-14T09:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T02:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/?p=12852"},"modified":"2026-05-14T09:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T02:18:10","slug":"the-yips-when-choking-in-sport-can-go-next-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/the-yips-when-choking-in-sport-can-go-next-level\/","title":{"rendered":"The yips: when \u2018choking\u2019 in sport can go next\u00a0level"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Legendary 18-time major winner Jack Nicklaus once stated golf was \u201c90% mental and 10% physical\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s because unlike most other ball sports, a golfer spends most of the time thinking about their game instead of actually playing it: the contact time a player has with the ball is minuscule compared to the time spent planning the next shot, or frustratedly replaying a previous wonky hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This can take a toll on even the best players \u2013 who can forget Greg Norman\u2019s 1996 US Masters collapse, considered one of the worst chokes in the history of sport?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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