The Scientist is at it again! Bryson DeChambeau has many innovations to his game which focus on repeatability and consistency. From his 3D-printed clubs and jumbo grips to how he reads the greens and makes his putts, the LIV star has taken his scientific approach to golf to a whole new level, and with it has garnered a certain notoriety in the eyes of golf fans!

Earlier in June, during the US Open, he revealed that he submerges his golf balls in a salt solution to test their balance. And now, in his team, Crushers GC’s latest Instagram post he’s demonstrated the process firsthand.

In the video, Dan Evans, a popular golf content creator, presented the 2-time major champ with a small tank of water and Epsom salt. DeChambeau then checked to see whether the solution was correct and explained, “You see the surface tension here, that will actually slow the revolution of the golf ball down.”

Pouring water into the tank, he explained that the aim is to have the ball just below the surface of the water. The idea behind this was to see which side of the ball rotates to the top and which side to the bottom. Each is then marked accordingly to make clear the balance of the ball.

There are of course several videos on the internet explaining this process and effect. It’s in no way a new concept and has been around for at least a decade and a half. One of the earliest videos about it on YouTube was posted by Ralph Moltby, the well-known club maker, back in 2007. However, when the Crushers GC posted it, the spotlight was turned onto both DeChambeau’s eccentricities and the golf community rallied in support of him!

Fans love that Bryson DeChambeau is all about the science

Fans are much more appreciative of Bryson DeChambeau’s different approach to golf now than they were before. Earlier in his career, the LIV star was seen as more of a divisive figure, his personality grating on other pros such as Brooks Koepka. But now, with fans able to see his this side of him on YouTube, they seem to relate to him more. For them, he’s not a fan’s golfer. “I love what Bryson is doing for the game. 👏” one user commented while another wrote, “I love this side of him 🤓 ❤”.

The humorous nature of the salting of the golf balls experiment and the potential for puns and wordplay, like when Dan Evans said, “I like my balls really salty” drew enormous amusement from some fans online. And just like how DeChambeau had to take a second to recompose himself after a chuckle at that statement, this fan too needed a minute. They wrote, “I can’t unread this 😂 @brysondechambeau I mean, c’mon 💙😁🤣🤗🤦”

Interestingly Bryson DeChambeau may have just learned the entire process from Mike Schy, his former coach. The trainer has his own video on YouTube of the salting procedure and its uses. One user wrote, “Don’t let Mike Schy see this.” Notably, the LIV star recently had a bitter fallout with Shy despite the immense influence the coach had on his game. Shy had even given DeChambeau a copy of Homer Kelly’s “The Golfing Machine,” a book that till today helps the golf pro with his swing.

There were also a few who were less than impressed with DeChambeau’s demonstration. “Sorry that’s so old my dad do this in the 70 s😂” one user wrote, while another said, “Old news.“ Both of course are referring to old school nature of the practice. They aren’t wrong either.  The salt test is rumoured to date back to balata balls which date back to the 1890s. And regardless that doesn’t mean that it is any less effective. DeChambeau’s multiple majors and pro wins can attest to that!