Jordan Spieth has been working incredibly hard on making changes to his golf swing during the off-season.
Incredibly, the 32-year-old from Dallas is without a win on the PGA Tour since April 2022.
He has endured terrible problems with his long game over the past few years and the same can be said of his putting.
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During Jordan Spieth‘s struggles on the PGA Tour, current world number one Scottie Scheffler has gone from strength to strength, with 20 wins including four major championships to his name since February 2022.
Spieth has been tipped to achieve success on the PGA Tour again but as things stand, he is still an absolute shadow of his former self.
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Perhaps his biggest problem recently has been the fact that he tinkers with his golf swing too much.
Spieth has been trying to improve his control of the clubface by getting it in more of a neutral position throughout his swing.
However, it has been claimed that his recent swing changes are pointless…
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Jordan Spieth told he has made a ‘pointless’ swing change
Spieth recently predicted that he’s only a couple of months away from playing his very best golf once again, as quoted by The Golfing Gazette.
“I think my consistency is going to continue to be really good and then, you know, having my best be better and better, you know, hopefully it’s a matter of months and not longer, maybe weeks,“ Spieth said.
However, in order to rediscover his best form, Sky Sports commentator Ewen Murray has claimed that the man from Dallas, Texas, needs to change his grip.
“I wish he would change his grip,“ Murray suggested.
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“Jordan Spieth…look at Scottie Scheffler, the way he grips the club, and the way Spieth does, and Spieth has made changes with a poor grip.
“I don’t see the point in that, but it’s hard to criticise someone with such a good record.“
However, Rich Beem didn’t agree with Murray’s suggestion at all.
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“Yeah, it’s almost, I think it’d almost be impossible, at his age, to really go through it,“ the 2002 PGA Championship winner said.
“That would take quite some time. I think the grip size might have to change too, if he’s going to change his grip on the golf club.“
Jordan Spieth advised to copy Scottie Scheffler
Murray interjected again, suggesting that Spieth should try a training aid that Scheffler uses.
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“You know what? One thing a Scheffler’s got is that moulded grip that he uses every day,” the Sky Sports commentator said.
“And I think he should get a hold of that.
“He could do it a lot quicker than we imagine.“
The Beem weighed in on the matter for a second time.
“Well, that is one of those foreign things, though,“ the American said.
“I think since we were kids, we learned, you know, if you start off with a poor grip, all of a sudden, you’re hard working at it, and it never quite feels like you want it to.“
I have to say, Beem has got this one spot on. Every golfer knows just how difficult it is to change your grip.
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Even a slight change to the way that you hold the club can make it feel completely alien in your hands.
If Spieth is to improve, he should work on the path of his clubface, rather than changing his grip, in my opinion.
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