yips

Nervousness or tension that causes an athlete to fail to perform effectively, especially in missing short putts in golf.

A nervous condition which prevents a sportsman from playing properly; especially a condition which causes a golfer to miss an easy putt, or a tennis player to serve a double fault.

Plural form of yip.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yip.

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