{"id":474483,"date":"2026-03-14T02:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T02:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/474483\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T02:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T02:33:08","slug":"whats-wrong-with-scottie-scheffler-brandel-chamblee-has-a-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/474483\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s wrong with Scottie Scheffler? Brandel Chamblee has a theory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scottie Scheffler has been . . . off lately.<\/a><\/p>\n

That much has been clear to anyone watching the world No. 1 this week at TPC Sawgrass.<\/a> On Thursday, he hit just half of his fairways while posting an even-par 72, continuing a puzzling trend of slow(ish) starts in 2026. Once again, the first page of the leaderboard is curiously missing Scheffler\u2019s name. <\/p>\n

\u201cJust little stuff,\u201d Scheffler said of his Thursday struggles. \u201cJust got to be a little sharper.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among that stuff: flip-flopping between drivers as he tries to settle into a gamer for 2026. <\/p>\n

Even a \u201cnot-himself\u201d Scheffler is, of course, still very good. He already has a win and two other top-five finishes this season and ranks third on Tour in SG: Total. But when you\u2019re regularly drawing comparisons to Tiger Woods, even the slightest dip in form gets magnified.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why, on Thursday evening, the cast of Golf Channel\u2019s Live From spent time analyzing Scheffler\u2019s range session as dusk settled over Sawgrass. <\/p>\n

“I don’t even recognize this golf swing from Scottie Scheffler. It’s a foot-and-a-half shorter than last year and the face is wide open.”<\/p>\n

“This is not a crisis, this is a bump in the road.”<\/p>\n

An interesting deep dive on Scottie’s driver swing from tonight’s Live From The Players\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/HX2zky7DH4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) March 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t even recognize this golf swing from Scottie Scheffler,\u201d Chamblee said. \u201cIt\u2019s a foot and a half shorter than it was last year and the face is wide open.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fellow analyst Paul McGinley agreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s quite clear how much shorter his swing is now,\u201d McGinley said. \u201cGenerally, in my experience, when your swing gets shorter, it has to do with anxiety. You\u2019re not free-flowing. You\u2019re trying to poke it down there. You\u2019re afraid to miss it.\u201d<\/p>\n

With much of TPC Sawgrass\u2019 trouble off the tee lurking down the left side \u2014 historically Scheffler\u2019s miss \u2014 it\u2019s possible he\u2019s subconsciously guarding against it.<\/p>\n

When a swing shortens, there are usually a couple possible explanations. One is reduced turn. But as the broadcast pointed out Friday, Scheffler\u2019s shoulder turn still appears as full as ever. The other possibility is reduced wrist hinge at the top of the swing. With the right miss now creeping in, that explanation seems more likely.<\/p>\n

The encouraging news for Scheffler is that the issue appears fixable. For a player of his caliber, it\u2019s probably only a matter of time before he finds his rhythm again.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not a crisis,\u201d McGinley said. \u201cThis is a bump in the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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