LeBron James is seemingly the latest athlete to start playing golf after posting a video of his swing on social media recently.
Of course, like everything he does in his professional and personal life, the video of James went viral, and golf fans worldwide commented on his technique.
While it was probably wise to ignore most of the replies, LeBron just received some advice that he should definitely take on board from three-time major champion Jordan Spieth.
Spieth thinks the Los Angeles Lakers superstar could add 30 yards of distance to his shots with one simple fix.
Jordan Spieth reviews LeBron James’ golf swing and shares key advice
Spieth first explained to TV personality Kay Adams that James’ golf swing is “pretty solid” considering he has only just started playing.
“It’s pretty solid,” he said. “A lot of times, other athletes go to golf and they start swinging super long, and their arms go everywhere.
“It is compact. There is some potential to obviously get a lot more power into it, but he’s off to a good start there!”
He added that LeBron’s apparent newfound interest in golf can only be a good thing, as it will bring eyeballs to the game.
“Any time you get these stud athletes that want to get into the game… I don’t know if he wants to get into the game or just lost a bet. I don’t know why he was out there playing, because I don’t think he had golfed very often. But if that is what he wants to do, and post golf, that is going to be good for us.”
Spieth then shared some simple advice to help LeBron hit the ball further. He suggested a longer backswing with more wrist action to generate power.
“He could use his wrists more,” Spieth continued. “It’s kind of an arm swing, so he could just get a lot more power if he let that club flow and used his wrists a little bit.
“As he goes back, the club only gets to what looks like a half swing, so if he gets a bit more of a turn and throws his wrists into it, he could gain 30 yards in 30 minutes, which is kind of cool for… if he cares, whoever gets to coach him on that. He is going to be pretty excited about that.”
Jordan Spieth compares PGA Tour player to Kevin Durant
On the subject of basketball and golf, Adams asked Spieth to name the PGA Tour player most similar to Kevin Durant.
Durant is an all-time great in the NBA, whose standout attribute is making the game look easy. So, Spieth compared him to Scottie Scheffler.
“Recently, it’s been Scottie Scheffler,” he replied. “You’re talking about the person who is going to step up and throw 25 and eight and six on you every night.
“So Scottie has been the best, with historic-type ball striking in the last three or four years. That would make the game about as easy as it gets, which I think is how Durant can make it look when he’s on.
“Durant has been that way since he was in college, and it’s crazy. He had some gruesome injuries, still came back and was the same guy, and now he gets to go and get a little fire lit under him with some young talent and some pressure to go perform.
“Scottie is a little younger, he has a bigger runway, but obviously, to be a Kevin Durant-type player over your career in golf, you have to keep doing it for a long time. But Scottie is the best comparison lately for sure.”
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