{"id":1548103,"date":"2023-01-29T11:32:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T16:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1548103"},"modified":"2023-05-04T19:57:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T23:57:33","slug":"1-degree-tweak-changed-course-max-homa-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/1-degree-tweak-changed-course-max-homa-career\/","title":{"rendered":"A 1-Degree Tweak Changed the Course of Max Homa's Career"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

No sport in the world is as precise as golf. PGA<\/a> Tour players can immediately tell the difference between a Titleist Pro V1 and a Titleist Pro V1x just by hitting the ball, and a one-degree change to a specific club can change the course of a golfer's entire career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That's been the case for Max Homa<\/a>, who switched from a nine-degree driver to a 10-degree version of the same club last year. Since then, he's won three times, has become one of the best off-the-tee players on the PGA Tour, and is now on the verge of becoming a top-10 player in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Max Homa made a 1-degree change to his driver last year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Max Homa celebrates with the trophy after winning the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course | Orlando Ramirez\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Before 2022, Homa had won three total events in his first five full-time seasons on the PGA Tour. The California product has been a top-100 player in the Official World Golf Ranking for three years now, but he wasn't considered an elite golfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That changed in 2022 when Homa notched career-highs in wins (two), top-25 finishes (15), and made cuts (21 in 24 starts). Not so coincidentally, he made a few equipment changes in January of 2022 that kick-started his career season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of those changes was switching from a nine-degree Titleist TSi3 driver to a 10-degree version of the same club. The new driver allowed Homa to strike the golf ball with higher launch, less spin, and more ball speed, according to the PGA Tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, a one-degree change doesn't sound like much, but it's made a world of difference for Homa in his quest to become one of the best golfers in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Max Homa is now on the verge of becoming a top-10 player in the world<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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