Reply to "dealing with hitter's "yips""

Chico Escuela5,000+ posts

MidAtlanticDad posted:
Have you had his vision checked lately?
Why did you use the term "yips"?

A vision check is always a good thought (and he's due next month), but since he's hitting in the cage and at practice, I don't think that is it.

Not sure if you are asking what "yips" means or just why I used the term here. I think the term was originally from golf: for a player who suddenly can't hit short putts. In baseball, it's used for throwing--typically a pitcher or an infielder who one day finds he can't make a throw to first without sending the ball 6 feet over the 1B's head. I used the term here b/c my son seems to have the hitter's equivalent.

9/15/171:17 PM

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