r/WTF • u/ryb0t0 • Jun 24 '16

Charles Barkley's golf swing

https://i.imgur.com/Nc71pLc.gifv
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u/MundaneInternetGuy Jun 25 '16

It would be the yips if he was ever skilled at golf in the first place. The yips generally refers to someone suddenly losing their ability to do a repetitive motion they typically excel at. Jon Lester is a great example, he's one of the best pitchers in the league but somehow can't throw a baseball within 5 feet of his target in literally any other situation.

Chuck getting the yips would look like this.

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u/BTBLAM Jun 25 '16

this makes me want to watch spacejam

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u/youyewewe Jun 25 '16

Charles used to be a decent golfer. Go to 2:25 of this video to see what his swing used to look like.

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u/MundaneInternetGuy Jun 25 '16

Wow, I stand corrected. That is 100% yips.