As 32-year-old Bryson DeChambeau looks to win his first Masters Tournament this weekend, the golfer known as \u201cThe Scientist\u201d has cooked up an especially unique strategy in his lab: using homemade clubs.<\/p>\n
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He told ESPN on Wednesday that he plans to use a 5-iron that he made with a 3D printer. <\/p>\n
When asked by reporters Wednesday about using new clubs during an earlier tournament in South Africa, DeChambeau said his propensity for making big changes comes from \u201cthe willingness to always try to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s this nature that I have about myself where innovation is a habit of mine, and I really find and take pride in that ability to learn, even through failure, even through making a bad decision or a good decision, what I can get from that,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
DeChambeau added: \u201cSouth Africa, I was trying wedges. So I was going quite a bit down a rabbit hole there and figured a couple cool things out. Hopefully it helps this week. Then I am working on irons, building irons, building a driver. So we\u2019ll see where it goes, we\u2019ll see where it takes me. All I could say now is, if I don\u2019t put them in the bag, it\u2019s my fault now.\u201d<\/p>\n
DeChambeau has long been known for his singular approach to clubs. He is the rare professional who uses the same length on each of his irons and wedges. A few years ago, he became the first pro to use a graphite shaft on all 14 of his clubs.<\/p>\n