Barefoot Collin Morikawa says golfers are crazy and admits weird behaviour at Travelers
Major winner trying everything to get back into the winners circle.
Experimental Collin Morikawa reckons golf stars are crazy and he's even gone barefoot in the bid to find the winning formula.
The two-time Major winner, who claimed Open success in 2021, says players will go to extreme lengths to find the extra edge at tournaments and gain priceless victories.
Morikawa hasn't lifted a title since the Zozo Championship in 2023 and will stop at nothing to unlock the secrets. In recent times, the 28-year-old has made alterations on and off the course with a switch in caddie from JJ Jakovac to Joe Greiner the biggest public change.
It was noted through his first-round 67 in Connecticut that Morikawa played some shots with his glove on and some off, but says the oddities go way further and that he even got the socks and shoes off on the range to find perfection.
He explained: 'Look, when it comes down to it, our hands are what makes us such good athletes and such good golfers is that we have so much feel. For some reason when I've taken the glove off this week, it's kind of worked. Problem is it's really hot and it's sweaty.
'But, honestly, I started seeing shots that I was hitting and even the bad ones were not good, but like that's kind of where I expect them to be. I only hit a few approach shots with the glove. Wedges were gloves, but most of the irons were pretty good. It's very, very weird, trust me.
'I was sitting on the range on Monday kind of working by myself and I've done bare feet, no shoes, and that normally works, but I don't think I'm going to do that. It's just trying a bunch of things. Look, we're crazy. Honestly, we're crazy because we try a lot of things, but that's what makes us really good is we're trying to find the little things.
'Even though last week I think I was top five or whatever in approach, I know I can get better and feel more comfortable. Even though it ends up close, it's a comfort factor of just being less stressed out there.
'It's been a few-day progress. Look, I feel like I've been putting good swings on it and they just keep missing in the same spot, so it's not like my misses are all over the place. I just keep missing 30 feet left.
Morikawa's Ryder Cup team-mate Scottie Scheffler was asked about the move of his mate and admits it's not something he'd be trying anytime soon. The World No.1 is having no problems at the minute with his opening 62 putting him at the top of the leaderboard and he said: 'I've tried to hit without my glove and I'm not any good at it. You definitely won't see me doing that. I've got sweaty hands so that ain't going to work.'
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