- ippusu the yips
Used in sports or performance contexts to describe a sudden, unexplained loss of ability to execute a skill, often due to psychological factors.
彼はゴルフでイップスになってしまった。
Kare wa gorufu de ippusu ni natte shimatta.
He got the yips in golf.
イップスを克服するのは難しい。
Ippusu o kokufuku suru no wa muzukashii.
Overcoming the yips is difficult.
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