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Christopher Mesagno, Associate Professor - Sport and Exercise Psychology, Victoria University

The yips: when ‘choking’ in sport can go next level

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Legendary 18-time major winner Jack Nicklaus once stated golf was “90% mental and 10% physical”.

That’s 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.

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