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Sports performance, anxiety, and the yips

Simone Biles is not alone in the world of professional athletes

Got a case of the yips? Hitch in your golf swing, tennis stroke? Can’t throw a strike anymore or hit first base from short stop? Can’t sink a free throw? Getting the gymnastic twisties? All of these experiences happen to the most well trained professional athletes. What is going on? Listen as Dr. Westfall and the Lochamy brothers explore this bizarre physical phenomenon.

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