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Forum Thread of the Day: Is it down or up from here for Jordan Spieth?

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Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from Danny Choo, who began the thread where he predicted that Jordan Spieth’s worst stretch of golf is still to come. After Sunday’s meltdown from Spieth, which saw the three-time major champion shoot a final-round 81 at the Genesis Open, the thread has been lit up by our members who are keen to discuss the reason behind Spieth’s current slump.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • redfirebird08: “Tend to believe today was rock bottom for Spieth. Nowhere to go but up from here. I am sure he will get it figured out.”
  • rafal: “He needs to make real changes here, not sorta kinda changes but in my golfing and caddying experience I think that while the duo has got things done in the past, he needs to move on and find someone else to work with.  I just see these blow-up holes and strange club choices and this incessant talking and gesturing as something his current caddie is an integral part of.  He needs a fresh person on the bag.”
  • OldTomMorris: “His big miss seems to be multiplying. Previously it wasn’t killing his round now it is. Of course, the putting looks ropey at times given the high bar he set, and it’s getting a lot of attention which won’t help. The shortish one he missed on 6 (I think it was 6) yesterday was disconcerting.”
  • bladehunter: “Definitely hard to watch. Mentally checked out after the shank. At least he’s stayed on the course.   Other top-level players have walked off the course in same or less severe situations. Clearly more mental work to do than I saw originally. But it has nothing to do with mechanics. This is all between the ears.”

Entire Thread: “The current downfall of Jordan Spieth”

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  1. Progolfer

    Feb 20, 2019 at 7:35 am

    The problem is Spieth set his bar way too high when he first got onto Tour. He was making putts from everywhere, and that was never going to last. He needs to stop comparing himself to how he used to be and just enjoy playing golf!

  2. Tom

    Feb 19, 2019 at 6:02 pm

    Gianni is a brute, yes?

  3. Roscoe

    Feb 18, 2019 at 9:56 pm

    Jordan needs to adopt the arm lock putting method like Webb. As soon as he stopped making every 20 foot putt he was forced to deal with the 3 foot putt. When he started missing the short putts that bled over into his full swing. Jordan is a great putter but the yips are ruining his game. You cannot deny that it works. Webb went from almost dead last in putting to number 6 last year. I hope Jordan gets it worked out and stops working on his alignment.

  4. Tom

    Feb 18, 2019 at 4:00 pm

    Appears he is pressing to hard to win and his game isn’t quite strong enough to deliver yet, thus the big numbers on a few holes….he needs patience, but he isn’t wired that way. Interesting to see how this plays out.

  5. Tom

    Feb 18, 2019 at 3:26 pm

    I appears his mental attitude is toast at this point. Pressing too hard to try to win, and imploding as his games is still not at full strength, though getting better!
    He needs more patience….doesn’t need to win, but finish more steady..

  6. juliette91

    Feb 18, 2019 at 11:25 am

    I’ve seen this before with David Duval in some strikingly similar ways–and other ways quite different, but I think Jordan unfortunately has some yips in his swings. Some of his putts are visibly easy to see this but the driver and even irons are very hard to see because of the swing speed. Only results really tell the tale. Good rounds then triples and doubles, that’s what happened to Duvall. I really hope he can get some help for this even though I know from personal experience with this that help is hard to come by regardless if you have more money than G_d.

    • geohogan

      Feb 18, 2019 at 9:33 pm

      @juliette 91; agree Jordans problems are mental, but he needs new guidance to get out the rut his mind is in. If he continues to dissect his swing and body motion in general, IT will get much worse. Internal focus is the root of YIPS. Naturally gifted athletes can have a nice ride on their natural gifts, but if along the way they dont learn what keeps their movements natural, it will be a very rough ride, as we have seen with many other golfers.
      eg Duval is only one of a large group who shone brightly then worked hard(internal focus) to get even better, only to loose it all.

  7. Alex

    Feb 18, 2019 at 10:33 am

    Do any of you ever have off days? He’s got 3 majors and came roaring back last year at Augusta to make it really interesting. Golf is really hard and some days you just don’t have it. He’s a world class future hall of famer. I think he’ll be just fine without firing his loop or revamping his swing.

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