dartitis

/ dɑːˈtaɪtɪs /

noun

1. (in darts) nervous twitching or tension that destroys concentration and spoils performance

Example Sentences

He says the sport needs more trainers and psychologists to help people get over stage fright, shaky hands and even a nasty psychological condition known as dartitis, where players find themselves unable to throw a dart.

From BBC

Pity the player who succumbs to so-called dartitis, the game’s version of the yips.

From New York Times

In snooker, it's "cueitis"; in darts, "dartitis"; in baseball, "Knoblauch disease," after Chuck Knoblauch, a second baseman for the New York Yankees, who in 1999 lost the ability to make accurate throws to first base.

From Golf Digest

Darts players who are crippled by 'dartitis' are unable to release their arrows.

From BBC

Though he referred to it as "dartitis" rather than the yips.

From The Guardian