Bryson DeChambeau’s physical transformation has been well documented over the past year, even by Bryson himself. And while DeChambeau seems pleased with the body he’s built by going to the gym and pounding protein shakes at a record pace, he’s also pleased with the results on the pitch.
Of course, the biggest change was seen in his lead, where DeChambeau went from one of the biggest hitter to arguably the biggest hitter. And this graphic created by Jamie Kennedy of GOLFTV sums up that amazing transition off the tee well.
OK, so there’s a lot here, but the first thing that should jump out is DeChambeau’s giant leap on the distance line. He’s literally almost off the charts with a 22.5 yard per drive increase that makes him average 325 yards per pop.
As you can see, however, that added power came with a loss of accuracy with DeChambeau hitting 7.7% less fairways. But the bully Bryson is happy with this compromise.
In shots earned from the tee, DeChambeau leads the PGA Tour, earning 1,101 shots on the pitch per round. That jump is just as big as last season when he ranked 24th at .421.
Also notable in visuals are improvements from a few nominee player of the year, including two, Jon Rahm and Webb Simpson, who have improved both driving distance and accuracy this season. Simpson will never be called a bomber, but those extra 7.7 yards per unit are clearly paying off.
Meanwhile, world number 1 Dustin Johnson, who is certainly a bomber, actually hit the ball a little shorter. And with the tour’s average overall driving distance of 2.4 yards, that 1.6-yard drop-off is bigger than it looks. But the improvement in DJ accuracy has certainly helped a recent hot stretch.
Either way, this graph is just another way to show that DeChambeau’s remote experiment is working. And we can probably expect to see it just swing hard next season.
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