Bryson DeChambeau might be off the radar, but this is not his downtime. The LIV Golf star was last in the Ryder Cup, and since then, fans have either seen him caddying for Kevin Hart or having a wise conversation with Kai Trump. So, when will we see him again? Well, we might have to wait a bit. But don’t worry, it will be worth the wait as he is working hard to be one of the best.

“I’m not playing until Riyadh,” DeChambeau told Tom Hobbs from the Flushing It Golf. “I’m ‘sneaky’ working on my game really hard.’

LIV Golf Riyadh will be the blockbuster 2026 season opener, held from February 4th to the 7th. A month’s wait might seem egregious, but to DeChambeau, it comes with relentless opportunities. Making the most of his time, the Crushers GC captain has been playing ping pong with America’s best, Kanak Jha. But most importantly, he’s working on his speed.

“I ramped up my speed in November… I got to 200 quite a bit.”

It’s been a while since he started practicing, and presently he can feel the change. Now, it is easy for him to produce a shot of around 190 mph. When he hits the 200 mark, he will aim to be consistent as well as comfortable in reproducing the same speed again. This does sound interesting to follow through, but it does come with an unavoidable sidenote: mass gain.

Last time he tried to increase his speed (in 2020), DeChambeau ended up gaining weight. He went up to a whopping 225 from 195 pounds. His daily calorie intake spiked to 3,000 – 3,500. Although that wasn’t really a healthy outcome, it was important for acceleration. His speed did increase. From 175 mph, he could now touch 190, even 200 at times.

“If you don’t have any mass, you can’t accelerate it,” he explained. “It’s a symbiotic relationship. It’s actually more like F equals M V squared.”

From what DeChambeau is saying, he looks quite open to the idea of gaining extra weight. For a fit player like him, going back on a path that created physical hurdles and that he worked so hard to come out of is genuinely not a good idea. His last stint with speed led to reduced mobility, hip pain, and wrist injuries. DeChambeau eventually had to withdraw from the 2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic.

But that’s not where his concern lies. The golfer is more worried about pressure.

Well, more specifically, how pressure is applied to the club. The way you grip your club gives you the precise control you are looking for. To reach there, you need to find the sweet spot—the perfect combination of mass, acceleration, and pressure. Even after that, the grip doesn’t remain the same throughout the stroke. It goes up and down and so on, continuously, as you’re preparing to take a shot.

“That’s the actual science of it: the grip pressure is quite variable through the swing.”

This technicality and risk-taking can only be expected from DeChambeau. In his entire career, he’s tried to follow a path that he thought would lead him to success. A young DeChambeau tried to base his swing on golfers like Ben Hogan. That made him lose his identity, and he eventually landed on what he was comfortable with.

“I want to swing it based on my own feeling… Whatever my body is naturally allowing me to do, I don’t want to fight it.”

If that’s the way DeChambeau is willing to take, then indeed, the next season might see a dangerous golfer, ready to pounce. Still, the process is worrisome.

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Why Bryson DeChambeau Is Willing to Risk His Body Again

The reason why Bryson DeChambeau is willing to take the risk of mass gain is the result that came through last time. Yes, he did suffer physically, but the ‘experiment’ also lent him his first US Open title.

As he teed off at the Winged Foot in 2020, DeChambeau’s numbers were impressing every data analyst. He achieved the longest average driving distance of 350.6 yards. That’s never been done before in the history of the entire tournament. That stuck with him, as four years later, he once again implemented the same trick to grab his second US Open. His strokes tee-to-green were 12.4.

Hence, it’s proven that speed is a real advantage in modern golf. Every additional mph of ball speed is roughly two extra yards of carry. Those yards compound quickly. If you look at par-5 holes specifically, driving distance correlates more strongly with scoring. Research indicates the same: gaining 20 yards in driving distance gives approximately 1.2 additional shots per round. This can be a massive edge if Bryson DeChambeau is competing with elite players like Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy.