DeChambeau Up 25 Lbs

[Holy Moses]

 

 

 

[chipa]

Nice job Bryson gets the win!

[Holy Moses]

To answer my own question, yes he can control it. He's hitting it pretty darn straight for as hard as he's swinging. He threaded 18 and it was mighty impressive.

[Darth Putter]

"It shows how much time he has on his hands. He needs some kids or something."

----Kevin Kisner

[tungstenplug]

How many more wins before his experiment worked?

Edited February 26, 2023 by tungstenplug

[SwooshLT]

Any thought of taking your wedges down an inch?

[Skhacker]

Whatever he did, he’s seeing impressive gains on the course where it counts. A lot of people eating s$&@ sandwiches today.

[soregongolfer]

Yep, there's a guy in this thread who stated gaining strength did nothing for distance in golf. I wonder if he's posted since?

[milesgiles]

ive always been a fan, watched him a couple of times over here. I hope he does have longevity and can sort his wedge game out, because he is ‘moving the needle’ right now. You are going to see a lot of guys copying elements of his game and a lot of coaches taking his swing seriously IMO. I’m not exaggerating when I say he could be the biggest thing to happen to golf post Tiger.

btw, I noticed he really doesn’t hit a huge amount of balls when practising, and that could be very smart in limiting wear and tear.

[MountainGoat]

Taking an inch off an SL wedge totally throws off the balance.

[MountainGoat]

Bryson's drives were certainly impressive, but he won because he made putts and Wolff didn't.

 

[braincramp52]

What Bryson has done is impressive. But there is no way his body is going to stand up to swinging like that with his driver. That's too much strain on almost every part of his body.

[DLiver]

I know that through the years, many PGA players have started training programs to help them gain distance. Most of these programs produced little to no gains. BD has done something remarkable, and SO many people are critical of him for it. He has done nothing but play great golf since coming back (T3, T8, T6, 1 against very strong fields) and has won over $2.1 in that stretch. His win came while playing his 4th week in a row. What he's done is very very impressive IMO. It just goes to show that if you are going to try something different, people are going to come out of the woodwork to criticize you. I don't particularly like the guy, and he can be kind of a DB, but he is definitely getting it done.

[JonnyKrasnodar]

Very impressive. It's all very well saying BcD made putts and Wolff didn't but strokes gained proves by having 100 yards or less to the hole, you're going to be closer and thus the % of making putts increases.

He's found an advantage and using it. He's taken the time, made the effort and similar to TW when he first came on the scene, the psychological advantage for him could be huge. Consistently being 50-90 yards longer on your playing partners/field is going to mess with people's minds. Bryson's wedges are sharp, easy to capitalise on.

I love it because he's made a mockery of the equipment argument. It's early days but he's physically transformed himself. He's still be hitting a balata and wooden driver further than anyone else. So funny.

[Ghost of Snead]

The true tests will be at Harding Park, Winged Foot, & Augusta. Rough will be up at Harding and Winged Foot and fairways tighter. Short game key at all 3 and his needs work.

[oikos1]

That's because Wolff is another long hitter and according to CBS he only out drove Wolff by something like 140 yards on Sunday. He out drove his playing partner Troy Merritt by over 400 yards. And Merritt had several drives over 320 yards.

And yes, as always, if your missing 4-6 footers on Sunday, you probably aren't winning anything.

[Holy Moses]

Bryson’s drives helped him win as much as anything. I don’t know how you can discount that.

[bscinstnct]

 

 

BD set a 16 year record (covering the shotlink era, could be even longer) by leading the field in both SG off the tee and SG putting. Like 6.7 SG off the tee and 7.8 SG putting cumulatively. He gained 2.62 putting on Sunday alone.

 

And he won by just 3 strokes. Wolff shot a gruesome 38 going out, this should have been much closer.

 

So, what do we deduce?

 

His approach/wedge game ain’t great or he should pulled off a Tiger style blowout of 15 shots.

 

If his wedge game does not improve, he sure won’t putt like that every week, and he wont be as successful against deeper fields and more challenging set ups.

 

If he does improve his wedge game, he’s going to go on a serious tear and beat the tar out of fields this year ; )

 

 

 

 

[ThinkingPlus]

Agreed although his putter was about 1.1 strokes better for the week (6.7 SG: Off the Tee vs. 7.8 SG: Putting). He finished 1st in both categories which is the first time that has occurred in the Shotlink era.

[ebrasmus21]

That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard from NLU..... BD doesn’t even like golf? Really? They really think that?

When BD turned pro and started getting sponsors he also started having responsibilities to those sponsors (outings, corporate events, dinners..). He said the worst thing about being a professional was that he has less time to practice golf. That doesn’t sound like someone who hates the game.

[SwooshLT]

Can't you add more weight? Or smaller increments if your wedge play is as poor as you stated?

[FakeClubPro]

Is he doing that Moe swing type of weird putting stance where his arms are totally straight? It was a good shootout with Wolff.

I just hope he does not hurt his health. It is something a little new and different. As far as too much distance - may the rough grass higher, trim trees less or plant some more trees.

[FakeClubPro]

The 4 weeks in a row is pretty staggering too. I hope he does not hurt himself with that diet and swing.

[MountainGoat]

Sure, but the more of that kind of thing you do, the farther you get away from the whole single length concept. Doesn't matter. Faldo and Baker-Finch blame BDC's poor wedge play on his shafts. Whatever.

 

[MountainGoat]

When he crushes the field at Augusta, call me. Otherwise, he's just a mid-summer novelty act.

 

[MUNIGRIT]

The whole theory that Bryson will get hurt doesn't seem to have anything behind it other than a guess.

[jqsmooth]

I wonder how long his new swing will hold up. I mean, he can't swing like that for long, can he? It must be putting a lot of stress on his back. No ill will towards him. Just wondering if it is sustainable. He's young but one day he'll be where Phil is.

[MUNIGRIT]

Is there any proof this swing is hurting his body physically? I'm not seeing it but I hear a ton of people say he will get hurt. Elkington did a good breakdown that says he will not get hurt and shows why from releasing his lead foot and he is very flexible.

[MK7Golf21]

believe many of the long drive guys release their lead foot for this reason now. All he is doing is training like a long drive competitor

[smashdn]

Thing is, does he have to? As a competitor he won't roll up shop, but from a financial standpoint, he is set now. He hit that "couple three to four weeks" that Tiger has mentioned just now.