Are frequent swing coach changes hurting Viktor Hovland’s game? | Golf Central | Golf Channel

Hear from Viktor Hovland on trying to rebuild confidence during a slow start to the 2024 PGA Tour season and switching swing coaches again. Then, Golf Central argues Hovland’s frequent changes may be hurting his game. #GolfChannel #GolfCentral
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>>> FIRST ROUND OF COVERAGE ON GOLF CHANNEL AT 2:00 EASTERN TIME. THIS ROUND OF GOLF, 61, SUNDAY TO WIN THE BMW CHAMPIONSHIP. NEXT, OUR HOLD ON THIS GUY MIGHT BE THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD. STRUGGLING A BIT WITH MORE.

LET’S GO BACK TO TODD. >> LET’S TALK ABOUT VICTOR HOLLAND WHO IS COMING OFF OF HIS BEST SEASON EVER ON THE PGA TOUR. HE WON THE MEMORIAL, THE BMW CHAMPIONSHIP, THE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE FEDEX CUP. ALL OF THOSE COMING ON HISTORIC

AND CHALLENGING GOLF COURSES. HE MET A LOT OF SAY — SUCCESS. HE ATTRIBUTES IT TO WORKING WITH JOE MAYO, HAS SWING COACH WHO REVAMPED HIS SHORT GAIN. AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, THEY SPLIT. HE DOES NOT WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THERE.

HE’S INTERESTED IN HIS NEW COACH WHO WAS A FORMER PGA TOUR PLAYER. THE TWO HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD GETTING MONEY FOR THE ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL. YOU SEE HIM WORKING WITH HIM DURING THE PRO-AM. JUST ABOUT EVERY SHOT. THEY ARE NOT MAKING SUBTLE

CHANGES TO HIS SWINGS. MAJOR CHANGES TO THE BIGGEST THING, THE WAY HE PUSHES OFF THE GROUND. THAT’S CAUSING SOME OTHER MOVEMENT IN HIS BODY. BUT THERE TRYING TO IRON THAT OUT. VICTOR TALKED ABOUT THE ROAD THAT HE’S ON RIGHT NOW AND

TRYING TO IMPROVE HIS GAME. >> OBVIOUSLY, YOU WANT TO HAVE GOOD RESULTS, BUT WHEN YOU’RE SEEING THE SHOT AND YOUR SWING IS NOT PRODUCING THOSE SHOTS, IT BECOMES VERY TOUGH TO COMPETE, ESPECIALLY AT THIS LEVEL. I THINK THE RESULTS ARE JUST,

YOU KNOW, THEY ARE NOT THE BEST. BUT IT’S LIKE THEY REFLECT WHAT YOU ARE DOING WHEN THINGS AREN’T GREAT. NOT CONFIDENT WITH MY GAME AND THEN YOUR TURN TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF IT. YOUR PLAYING DEFENSE F GOLF

INSTEAD OF JUST AGGRESSIVE OR CONFIDENT. AND THAT’S WHAT I’VE GOT TO GET BACK TO. IF I CAN STAND ON THE RANGE OR THE GOLF COURSE, CA SHOT AND EXECUTE THAT SHOT, THAT GIVES ME CONFIDENCE. WHETHER I FINISHED FIFTH, 10th

OR 20th, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, THAT’S NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT YOU SEE THE SHOTS THAT YOU ARE HEADING AND YOU HAVE BELIEF THAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO THAT REPEATEDLY. >> CAN BE GOING THROUGH

SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE? I KNOW YOU’RE YOUNG. >> YEAH. IT’S KIND OF FUNNY. I’VE SPENT A LOT OF HOURS JUST LOOKING BACK AT MY GOLF SWINGS FROM 2019 WHEN I FIRST TURNED PRO. KIND OF SEEING THE EVOLUTION OF MY SWING, IT’S VERY

INTERESTING. I’VE HAD A LOT OF MULTIPLE DIFFERENT PATTERNS. I’VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS WORK. I WOULD SAY THIS PATTERN THAT I’VE GOT GOING ON NOW IS A LITTLE BIT — IT’S DIFFERENT IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING. BUT CREDIT TO MYSELF, I AM VERY GOOD AT MAKING THINGS WORK. I THINK I’M TALENTED IN THAT WAY. IT DEFINITELY HELPS WHEN THE SWING IS ALSO IN A GOOD SPOT. WE’VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF WORK

TO DO. THAT’S KIND OF THE CHALLENGE. >> WHY HAVE YOU JUMPED AROUND TO SO MANY DIFFERENT COACHES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS? >> YEAH. I’M A VERY CURIOUS GUY. I LIKE TO ASK QUESTIONS. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ASK A QUESTION AND YOU GET SOME

ANSWERS IT LEADS YOU DOWN A DIFFERENT PATH AND YOU ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS, PURSUE A DIFFERENT PATH. I JUST WANT TO SEE WHERE IT GOES. JUST HAPPENED TO LEAD ME DOWN GRAND WAY. >> THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT MOVE IN HIS PERSONAL LIFE, AS WELL.

HE LIVED FOR YEARS IN STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA AFTER LEAVING OKLAHOMA STATE. HE RECENTLY MOVED TO SOUTH FLORIDA. THE WEST PALM AREA. GREAT HERE IN ORLANDO. JUST A 2 1/2 HOUR CAR RIDE BETWEEN THE TWO. THEY WANT TO DO SOME WORK WHILE AT HOME.

AT THE CENTURY, TIRED FOR SECOND. THEN AT PEBBLE BEACH TIED FOR 58th. THEN AT THE GENESIS INVITATIONAL, TOP 20. HIS ONLY THIS YEAR. >> I DON’T KNOW MANY GOLFERS THAT DON’T WANT TO GET BETTER. THAT’S THE CHARACTERS OF ALMOST

EVERY SINGLE GOLFER IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. HE’S BEEN A CURIOUS GEORGE WHICH I THINK IS OKAY AT A YOUNGER AGE. WE HEARD HIM SAY THAT HE’S DONE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND HE’S MADE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS WORK.

MACHINE — THING IS WHY? HE WAS HAVING SO MUCH SUCCESS THAT THERE WAS MAYBE JUST TOO MUCH TALK OUT IN PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. HE IS NOT NECESSARILY THAT KIND OF GUY. BUT I WOULD SAY FIND A GOOD

METHOD RIGHT NOW AND STICK WITH IT BECAUSE HE’S ALL OVER THE PLACE ON WHAT HE’S TRYING TO DO. >> BY SOME COUNTS, HE HAS ALREADY HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT COACHES. IT’S A DANGEROUS GAME HIS PLAYING. I KNOW HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO PLAY

AND AMALGAMATE ALL THOSE DIFFERENT CHANGES THUS FAR. BUT IT IS A DANGEROUS GAME. WE OFTEN TALKED ABOUT IS THIS A SCIENCE OR ART SPORT? THE ONE THING THAT SCIENTISTS AND ARTISTS BOTH HAVE IN COMMON IS CURIOSITY. CURIOSITY IS A GREAT THING.

IT’S BOTH A GIFT AND A CURSE. WE TALK ABOUT THE PLAYERS THAT MAKE CHANGES AND DO WELL. THERE AT THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD. WE DON’T TALK AS OFTEN OR EVER ABOUT THE PLAYERS THAT MAKE CHANGES AND DON’T DO WELL.

THE LIST OF PLAYERS THAT DON’T DO WELL, THE LIST OF PLAYERS THAT ARE NO LONGER ON THE TOUR THAT WERE TRYING TO DO THE