Dustin Johnson’s 5 lessons taught me in 37 minutes

How does Dustin Johnson feel in the latest episode of “Warming”? It’s so cool to hear the process behind one of his generation’s greatest players. Watch one of the greatest players of the modern era and make one of the greatest drivers of Em flying is also a real golf thrill. But what most people are impressed with Dustin Johnson is that he looks comfortable…Dustin Johnson. This means he answered every question seriously and thoughtfully, without any pretending or showing. Johnson doesn’t care what you think of him, he definitely doesn’t care what I think of him, and that’s admirable.

For our purposes, this also means you can learn one or two things. Here are five wisdoms with the former World 1 and a half hour:

1. He is not afraid of pre-exercise.

It’s no surprise to hear Johnson gets the proper warm-up in the gym preliminaries. But I’m interested in his confession that he will play two days later in the afternoon.

“Obviously, if it was Sunday, I was a group that came later, we were going to be late,” he said. “So, yes, I probably had the workout and then I went to the class and I would love to warm up again, go back to the gym, about 20 minutes to get the body moving and shooting.”

Again, it is not shocking to hear about one of the world’s most famous sports golfers. But in the context of golf history – the relatively short time frame of golfers actually act like athletes – this is a reminder of how far the pros have come.

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2. He leaned against a simple wedge drill.

First, I like Johnson’s old wedge edge: 60 degrees, 54 degrees, 48 degrees. If you don’t have gaps, there is no gap wedge required!

“For a while, I switched 46, 50, 54, [60],” Johnson said. “But I’ve been playing like this since I was a kid, I think. …I just changed it a month or two months ago. So I tried it for a year. It won’t work. ”

What have However, the work is dialing the details. This means playing three different wedge shots at each club.

“I have three shots, each wedge, like half, three quarters and stocks,” Johnson said. “I’m going to work with all three wedges.” On this day in the Dallas parking lot in Liv Golf, his 60 yards went into 85 yards, his three quarter-60 took 95 and his 60 105 stocks.

Johnson didn’t use the growing boot monitor (no one did that at the time), but with more data on his part, he was particularly concerned with calibrating these wedge lenses.

“For me, that’s probably the biggest difference is getting feedback right away,” Johnson said, lying on some of the loopholes. He cited another strategy for a second shot on a 5-shot.

Not only will I blow it to the green, but I can also place it as 85, 95 or 105 according to the flag, depending on the flag. Suddenly, you know there’s something out there, instead of pushing up like a 40-yard or 50-yard shot, and then a lot of times you’ll come across a lot of flags and you’ll come across a perfect golf shot that makes it easier. Yes.

3. He believes that learning video has its limitations.

I asked Johnson that he felt his swing had changed a lot over the years.

“No, I mean, no,” he said after a pause. “I’m watching old videos and videos now, they’ve watched them all [the same]. Obviously, the videos that I rocked were doing very well with struggles, I compared them, and they didn’t look much different. ”

This will check; overall, when I watch my swing on video, if I can see where the ball goes, I can only separate the best shot from the worst (or watch the disappointment and frustration wash off in my face). What should I do?

“It’s it, you know, having a small difference can have a huge impact on your work. That’s why repeating and always trying to hit numbers, and things usually help me the most.”

4. He hunts the maximum distance in range – for good reason.

Just before this meeting with Johnson, I had a conversation with Louis Oosthuizen, who told me that he hit the game further than in the range on the course. Johnson agrees – a little bit. He doesn’t believe the magic of the golf course makes you suddenly smash the individual ball speed record, but he does believe in preparation.

“I always try to hit some, for example, try to smash it. As long as I know what my maximum number is, I can hit it.”

I’m backing, wondering if it’s possible to get from That The biggest game in the game is just because you are charged. DJ did not buy it.

He said: “I think this goes back to what your maximum distance is because if you know the maximum distance, you won’t be able to hit it further.

OK, in the case he described, in the last few holes, adrenaline pumping, feeling good, and having high confidence, what about the situation? Of course, you can access another level?

He said: “Well, there are, but that’s why you’re trying to access it in scope.”

The case is closed.

5. He will tell you how to fade in and out. (He is better than you.)

Johnson has an old viral clip talking about hit fade out, and he essentially says the most important thing when you try to fade in and out is fade in it. I think there are some practical insights out there – if you hit the fade, then fade! That’s what matters – but mainly Johnson admits to the interesting clips he’s been hearing all the time. So how did he fade into the fade?

“I played the draw for the first eight years on the tour,” Johnson said. “I used to draw everything and I don’t fade unless I had to like it, around the tree or something. Working with Butch [Harmon]In the first four years, we worked hard to beat the fade, we worked hard to beat the fade, but we never hit a [on the course]. ”

Johnson remembers a BMW Championship game where he made his debut for the fading out of the secret weapon. Then how did he do it? It’s no surprise here, but Johnson sounds simple.

“I let my feet go a little bit. The club is on the goal. I put it back on the foot line. Then I release it to the goal.”

I asked for clarification on what the meaning of “release it to the target” means, and Johnson shrugged essentially. “I’ll pick up my hair outside and release it to the target.”

fair enough.

You can watch the interview comprehensively here or below.

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