{"id":15545097,"date":"2024-07-12T18:52:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T22:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golf.com\/?post_type=article&p=15545097"},"modified":"2024-07-12T18:52:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T22:52:40","slug":"that-collin-morikawa-lefty-seen-heard-genesis-scottish-open","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/golf.com\/news\/that-collin-morikawa-lefty-seen-heard-genesis-scottish-open\/","title":{"rendered":"That Collin Morikawa lefty shot | Seen & Heard at the Genesis Scottish Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to GOLF.com\u2019s \u201c<\/em>Seen & Heard<\/em><\/a>\u201d video series, in which we give you an inside look at golf\u2019s biggest events through the eyes and ears of our onsite crew. On deck this week: the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick<\/em>, Scotland. Let\u2019s go!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In tournament second rounds, where half of the event still remains, you have to focus on the \u201cnitty gritty,\u201d GOLF.com senior writer Sean Zak<\/a> says. \u201cKind of nonsensical golf before the important stuff happens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which led him and reporters to talk to Colin Morikawa after his play Friday at the Genesis Scottish Open<\/a> \u2014 because Morikawa, with his ball up against the lip of a bunker at the Renaissance Club, had hit left-handed<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Morikawa is a righty. <\/p>\n\n\n

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But there was more. Morikawa, it was discovered, had been giving the southpaw approach a go for a while. TaylorMade, his club sponsor, had even given him a lefty 8-iron. Morikawa had been curious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEveryone always talks about how much we swing one way,\u201d he said to reporters. \u201cI mean, literally, we all swing right-handed, or whatever way you swing. I was like, if I spend five minutes a day when I\u2019m at home swinging left-handed, it can\u2019t hurt. I\u2019m not trying to be the best at it. I\u2019m just trying to make contact. I\u2019ve seen some decent ones. I\u2019m not awful. I\u2019m bad, but \u2026 \u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asked Zak: \u201cWhat have you learned about what it takes to do that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answered Morikawa: \u201cIt\u2019s complete motor skills. It\u2019s just the complete opposite of what you think of. For me, it comes so natural to hit right-handed, obviously. And when you switch the other way, I have no idea where the clubface is. I don\u2019t know what kind of swing I\u2019m trying to produce. Honestly, I don\u2019t think I bow [my wrist] at all, which is really weird. I don\u2019t know if I should, or shouldn\u2019t. But it\u2019s just nice to get the body out of the way. Did it help on the shot? Maybe five percent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Colgan<\/a>, a news and features writer for GOLF.com was impressed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a lefty,\u201d he said. \u201cI can appreciate that. As someone who\u2019s also frequently ignored advice to do things for five minutes a day to improve my overall life, I also appreciate that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this story is perhaps burying the lead:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The end of the latest installment of GOLF\u2019s \u201cSeen & Heard\u201d is maybe the best. If you like pure joy, you\u2019ll love this. You can watch the entire video by clicking here<\/a>, or by scrolling to the top of this article. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And to catch up on all of the GOLF team\u2019s activities in Scotland, check out the full playlist below \u2014 and stay tuned for more \u201cSeen & Heard\u201d throughout the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 9: Tiger\u2019s out! Keegan\u2019s in! Ryder Cup drama reaches Scotland\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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July 10: Rory finally responds to Pinehurst heartbreak, Bobby Mac comes home<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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July 12: Collin’s bizarre swing choice, stars surge in Scotland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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