It has been apparent for some time that Bryson DeChambeau is not going to leave any stone unturned in his pursuit to get better and better on the golf course.
Whatever golf fans have thought of Bryson DeChambeau over the years, there is no denying that few players have changed the game more than the 31-year-old in the last 20 years. He quickly became known for being the player whose irons were all the same length.
DeChambeau also completely changed his physique from late 2019 in an attempt to hit the ball even further off the tee. The two-time major champion went on to find a more sustainable medium, but not before he had hit a 417 yard drive at the 2021 Ryder Cup.
And his short game has not been exempt from DeChambeau’s attempts to unlock his full potential. He adopted a side-saddle putting style – where the player stands facing the hole while wielding the putter beside the hip – for a brief time earlier in his career.
Bryson DeChambeau suggests a chance he would love to make
It would certainly be no surprise to see DeChambeau change things up again in the future. And speaking on his YouTube channel in a challenge where he is playing with left-handed clubs, DeChambeau suggested that he would love to putt in the style Sam Snead once used.
Snead would, for a while, also stand facing the hole and putt with a technique which would look more at home in croquet. The technique was banned in 1968, much to DeChambeau’s disappointment, it seems.
“I wouldn’t recommend [side-saddling],” he said.
“Oh yeah, I thought it was potentially an option. The problem was I didn’t have the right loft on it. Once I got the right loft, regular putting was pretty dang easy for me.
“But if we were able to Sam Snead it, like back in the day, where it’s between your legs, I would 100 percent putt like that. It’s such an easier way to putt.”
A player never afraid to push the boundaries
In fairness, DeChambeau does appear to have become one of the most impressive putters in the current game. Few LIV Golf fans will forget his performance when he shot 58 at Greenbrier in 2023. And of course, he holed that short putt to win the US Open at Pinehurst earlier this year.
Like his full swing, his putting style is not commonly seen elsewhere across the various tours. But clearly, DeChambeau has found a technique which he believes brings the best out of his game.
It will be very interesting to see in the years to come just how DeChambeau’s game evolves throughout his bag as he is one player who is never afraid to push boundaries in the hope of discovering something the rest of the golfing world seemingly has little idea about.
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