Jordan Spieth gave an insight into his past issues after starting well at the Sony Open on the PGA Tour.
Spieth made a crazy par save on his way to sharing the lead after the first round at Waialae Country Club in Hawaii.
The 29-year-old revealed to the media after his first 18 holes that he's now focussing on having complete trust on the things he has been working on.
You'll have noticed his exaggerated practice swing over the last 12 months. GolfMagic previously touched on this topic.
Spieth was at the peak of his powers between 2015 and 2017, winning as many as 10 events that included winning a Masters, Open and U.S. Open.
Then - without warning - his descent came. And it was rapid. Winless between July 2017 and April 2021.
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Two wins over the past two seasons would suggest he's back. Sort of.
Spieth said he has always felt confident that he could shoot five or six under par every round he tees it up but at times he struggled to hold his "s*** together".
He said:
"So I would say like I started really well in 2018, '19, maybe a couple events in '20 where a day like today where I shot 5- or 6-under to start -- I think I remember doing it at Travelers one time and the PGA in '19.
!I just remember thinking, I know where my game is at and I can maybe fake it as best I can, but it's not -- I don't really have great control.
"I used my hands really well for a couple days. Conveniently the first two in a row.
"So it's not like you -- it's not like I didn't believe. It's just I have a good idea of where things are at and if I have that shot or don't have that shot."
What about now?
Spieth continued:
"This is different. The last couple years have been a little different where off to a good start and I'm like, okay, I think I can improve a little to gain just a little bit more control, but I was in really good control.
"And for me, it's about freedom. It's not separating arms from the body and having to save shots. It's feeling like I'm in front of them and being able to hold them off and nice fluid strokes on the greens.
"That's really all it comes down to. Seems simple, but when you're still fighting the urge to want to hit it hard or get over some bad habits, days like today I'm not surprised, but what I will say is I'm confident relative to other time periods I've been off to similar starts, which is a really good place to be.
"I believe I can shoot 5- or 6-under each day out here. Not to say that that means it'll happen, but there are other times I would be sitting there going, how do I hold this s*** together, to be honest. Seriously."
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Spieth also revealed he has now purchased an RV to travel to PGA Tour events.
He hasn't driven it yet. But he joked about some of the LIV Golf League players that have now sold theirs.
"Yeah, it'll be fun. There's a number -- at one point I think there was a dozen guys, four of them went to LIV and sold theirs because they don't really have the whole swings. It's hard to go Saudi to Chicago in a two-week stretch in an RV.
"I think that had a lot to do with it. But I don't know. I mean, I was next to Jay Day. Obviously Bubba was a guy who had them for a long, time Jason Day got a new one in. Annie is trying to recruit a lot of our friends out here to do it, so we'll see in the next few years if it works out or not."
With the possibility of no more flights to book, Spieth added: "If someone wants me to honk. I'll honk."
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