‘I Tend to Only Spew Facts’: Phil Mickelson’s Cheeky Response Schooled Renowned Golf Instructor in 2021

LIV defector, Phil Mickelson, is one of the finest golfers who spent almost three decades on the PGA tour. And he is not just great at playing golf; we also know him for his experience and knowledge about golf. Many golfers back their claims and techniques with science, and Mickelson did the same in 2021. 

An incident took place last year, which created chaos on Twitter. Two golf enthusiasts with expert knowledge were having a tweet fight over a claim by the former PGA golfer. Someone questioned the credibility of Mickelson’s claims. However, he later learned his lesson.

Mickelson was never a very consistent Twitter user; however, he always took advantage of an opportunity where he could impart some wisdom. And once, Mickelson jumped at the opportunity to drop his knowledge on the tweet of a well-known golf instructor, Peter Kostis. Non-dominant swing training was messing with his scientific aptitude. He asked everyone to explain the science behind non-dominant swinging, improving dominant swing speed.

Let’s find out what happened that proved the impeccable knowledge of ‘Lefty.’ 

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A mere 2 hours after Kostis tweeted, the major championship winner came up with an answer. There were no jokes or sarcasm, but pure scientific facts were used to prove his point. He replied, “Your body won’t accelerate faster than it can stop. Accelerating the opposite way strengthens the decelerating muscles in your normal swing. This will raise your body’s internal governor, allowing you to swing faster.”

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However, things took a different turn when a third party entered the conversation. He challenged the pro golfer’s theory openly and questioned the credibility of the information. Undoubtedly, Mickelson was not ready to let it go. Like a knowledgeable scientist, the LIV golfer backed his claim with facts and a footnote. He tweeted, “In the mid 80’s, Dr. Coop Derenne and Tom House published the first studies on this. There have been many more since. I tend to only spew facts.”

It was a perfect clap back from the golfer. Mickelson has always believed in facts and science. When he makes a specific claim online, we can be sure that he has done his research. The PGA Championship winner is not someone who will spill random words. Everything he says or does has a reason behind it; in this case, it was the science behind his claims.

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What are your thoughts about his claim? Do you agree or disagree with him?