Bryson DeChambeau’s true colours shine through with LIV Golf star’s admission

Bryson DeChambeau is renowned for his meticulous approach to golf, from designing his own clubs to soaking his golf balls in bath salts to detect manufacturing flaws. The LIV Golf star recently disclosed what stresses him the most on the practice range when things go awry.

In an interview with GOLF, DeChambeau, the US Open champion, admitted that his biggest concern isn’t poor contact with the ball, but rather the flight path and maintaining the right amount of curvature in the air. While he can handle mishits like chunks or thinned shots, it’s the ball curving too much in one direction that really unsettles him. “Improper curvature stresses me out,” DeChambeau explained. “If I’m thinning or chunking it, I’m okay with it. But if it starts curving too much one way, that’s when I really get stressed. That’s when you’ll see me on the practice range for a while, just getting back to basics.”

DeChambeau also shared his unique method for ensuring his golf balls are perfectly balanced, a technique he used before his US Open victory at Pinehurst No. 2. He places his golf balls in a solution of Epsom salts to check for balance. “We float golf balls in a solution to make sure they’re not out of balance,” he said. “During manufacturing, there can be slight errors, especially with the dimples on the ball. By floating them, we can identify if there’s an imbalance. The heavy side sinks, and we mark the top with a dot to ensure it rolls over itself properly.”

This extra step, though seemingly minor, is part of DeChambeau’s quest for precision. “It might not be a big deal for most golf balls, but I try to be as precise as possible. It’s one more step to make sure my ball flies as straight as it can because I’m not always great at hitting it that straight,” he added.