PGA Coach Explains Why Jason Day is Playing Well

Jason Day has an incredible golf game. As a former number one in the world, he excels off the tee and on the green, with accuracy, precision, and focus. One of Day’s strengths is his short game. Not only is he terrific with a putter in his hands, but he has one of the simplest motions chipping and putting on Tour. Notice that he uses little to no wrist bend. This means that he has to rely on his larger core muscles for timing, power, and contact. When we look at the arms, hands, and forearms, these contain numerous fast-twitch muscles. These can wreak havoc on short precision shots and can wreck a short game. However, he simply takes these out of the equation, by simply opening up the face of the club to use the bounce of the wedge, keeping the arms connected to the chest, and uses mostly straight arms to chip the golf ball. This results in him having one of the best short games on Tour. — PGA Coach A.J. Nelson