In golf, timing is everything – not just in the swing but also in career decisions. For Max Homa, the timing of his recent overhaul couldn’t be more challenging. The once-rising star has missed the cut in six of eight tournaments this season. His world ranking has plummeted from 10th to 81st in just one year. Yet amidst these struggles, Homa has completely revamped nearly every aspect of his professional life.
Homa spoke candidly at his pre-Masters press conference on Tuesday. He addressed the sweeping changes that have defined his past year. “Pretty much since this week last year, I didn’t hit it well for a long time,”Felt like I was running in circles,” admitted Max Homa. These struggles led to a series of bold decisions. He changed his swing coach from Mark Blackburn to Scott Ran. He switched equipment from Titleist to Cobra. And most recently, he parted ways with long-time caddie Joe Greiner after six years together.
Talking about his decisions, he said, “Mark Blackburn is I think one of the smartest people I’ve ever spoken to and an amazing coach, but it just felt like — I mean, it was just time, which su**s. It’s not like something you want to do. And then the club stuff I had actually always been interested in Cobra. Contract was up, so tested it and the stuff was really good. Had never changed something to not get better. Yeah, just like everything’s been just because I want to just get better. The swing changes have been the biggest issue, I would say, or just like the thing that’s taken the longest. But I would have still done what I did. I just wish I could catch on a little bit quicker. But, yeah, I just, you don’t want to flounder and so that’s why I made all these changes. It’s not just to make changes. I would never — I know some people, like they say golfers like to blame things and then get rid of that and it’s not their fault. It wasn’t that. It’s just I’m just trying to look to get better and reach my potential.”
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