Viktor Hovland is taking part in the hits once more at Kapalua.
Particularly, Hovland dusted off his double-pump backswing with the driving force, one thing he debuted in event play on the 2018 Porsche European Open whereas he was nonetheless newbie.
Whereas the PGA Tour Dwell broadcast on Saturday at The Sentry defined that Hovland makes use of the two-step backswing to choose up distance, however that’s not the whole story. Again on the 2018 U.S. Novice, which Hovland would go on to win, Hovland defined to this scribe that the double pump began as a drill designed to shorten his backswing; Hovland had the tendency to get too far on the prime, which might trigger uncontrollable slices off the tee. The pause happens at what needs to be the highest of Hovland’s backswing.
“I discovered that after I stopped, I positioned my swing to the place I can really feel a draw,” Hovland mentioned in 2018. “My drives have been going manner straighter and farther, and so thought I would as nicely simply attempt it within the event.”
Hovland had stopped double-pumping by the point he bought to Pebble Seashore that yr, although the transfer has returned in spots through the years when Hovland wanted some assist hitting extra of a right-to-left shot or confronted a large fairway the place he may use the additional distance – as much as 15 yards, although with some sacrifice of accuracy.
