Michael Kim credited a recent NLU podcast with Joe Mayo for helping him improve his chipping in time for a breakout performance at the WM Phoenix Open.
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PGATourplayerswilloftenmakeconcertedeffortstoavoidconsumingmedia,whetheraboutthemorotherwise.
MichaelKimisnotoneofthosepros.
Infact,KimtraceshisrecentchippinggainstoarecentNoLayingUppodcast.KimsayshelistenedtotheNLUepisodewithshort-gameguruJoeMayoandwassointriguedthathethenreachedouttoMayoforalesson.
AsKimexplainedonsocialmedia,hehadoneoftheshallowestanglesofattackonchips–anditplayedaroleinKimrankingnobetterthan93rdinstrokesgained:around-the-greeneveryseasonsince2018-19–soheandMayoworkedtosteepenthatangle,goingfrom3degreestoabout7degrees.
“Itwasn’ttoocomplicated,alotofsetupandclubworkingwaymorevertical,”Kimexplained.“Thisweek,withtheoverseededrye,it’sveryforgiving,whichmadethechangeprettycomfortable.Idon’tknowhowIwouldhavefeltifitwastightBermuda.Regardless,Ihadbettercontact,whichleadtobetterdistancecontrol.”
Anditwasabigreason,Kimadds,tha
