Justin Thomas is back to winning ways on the PGA Tour and he’s also back to sharing some of his best tips for being the successful golfer he is.
Thomas’ win at the RBC Heritage got him back in the winner’s circle for the first time in three years and he’s now being considered among the favourites for another major thanks to his form.
In golf, form can be everything and while Thomas hasn’t won in recent times, it’s not like he ever lost the natural talent he has, he simply just struggled with different things in his game and his head.
So when Justin Thomas is talking and giving out golf tips, it’s a good idea to listen.
Indeed, Thomas has been on YouTube this week in a video with Titlelist and on that video, he has explained why his mid-iron game is a tad different to a few others.
Justin Thomas says why what he does with his mid-irons is not normal
As most people know, Thomas has learned a lot of his game from his Father and over time, honed his craft to become one of the best in the world.
However, it seems not everything is something Thomas has picked up from his Dad.
When asked if he was taking some speed off a shot from around 140 into the green in hitting a high cut, Thomas revealed that he actually does something that not many golfers would normally do.
“Yeah…I mean I try to keep my speed through the ball pretty consistent. It’s more how far I’m taking it back. I don’t know why. I don’t have like a clock system or anything, I just try to feel basically what’s the shortest distance I can take it back to get it that distance.
“It’s a weird way to think about it, my Dad doesn’t even remember telling me that growing up. It was like to keep my acceleration consistent through the ball. It does change, but it doesn’t feel any different to me.
“The biggest thing I do is either choking down or stance, but I’m not necessarily feeling this is 70% or whatever.”
Of course, many players do use the ‘clock system’ Thomas mentions here, where they try to get the club to a certain number before releasing and playing the shot.
In a way, it very much shows that the American is a player who relies on feel a lot of the time, rather than anything too mechanical.
Who Justin Thomas’ full-time caddie will be after making changes at the RBC Heritage
With Thomas back to winning ways and going two events with Max Homa’s former caddie, Joe Grenier, on the bag, there’s been some suggestion that he might well stick around.
However, Thomas has confirmed that not to be the case and Matt Minister will be the one to return to the bag full time.
Quite what that means for Thomas going into the rest of the season, remains to be seen.
But with some near-misses and then finally getting that win over the line, it’s clear that ‘JT’ is feeling good about his game and is back in a zone of sorts.
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