Max Homa on life, golf after podcasting: 'So far, so good'
05.05.2022 - 09:07
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POTOMAC, Md. -- If Max Homa still had a podcast, he would tell his listeners that everything is fine, thanks for asking.Homa, the son of a Hollywood acting coach and a three-time winner on the PGA Tour, has strong instincts about fan engagement.
He built a big following on social media and then began mercilessly dissecting his own play on the “Get a Grip” podcast with Golf Channel host Shane Bacon.It was a riveting listen for golf obsessives who appreciated the honesty of a tour player describing what he was thinking and feeling on every shot — and detailing the many areas in which his game fell short.Until last fall, when Homa cut the microphone cord. He decided that dwelling on the negatives of every round — a mental exercise his fellow tour pros, acting on the advice of sports psychologists, try their best to avoid — was holding him back.Speaking after a practice putting session on Wednesday at the Wells Fargo Championship, Homa had no regrets.“So far, so good, I guess, results-wise,” Homa said.
“I’ve played quite well. I feel like I’m in a good mental spot.
I haven’t played this good of golf for a sustained time before, so there’s no tangible evidence to say that it’s right, but there’s a little bit, I guess. I miss talking to Shane every week, but it’s been nice not having to rehash bad golf shots I hit.”Homa won his first start after the podcast ended in September, the Fortinet Championship in Napa, California.
He finished 17th or better in five of his first six events this year, and he made the cut at the Masters for the first time in three tries.The consistency has been welcome after an up-and-down 2021. Following his breakthrough win in his hometown event at Riviera, he had a legitimate shot at making the Ryder
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