As we’ve come to expect, Bryson DeChambeau was once again a star at a major championship, both on the course and off.

After a stellar third-round 67, the mercurial 30-year-old took a commanding three-stroke lead to his post-round press conference.

During the interview, the subject of “salty balls” quickly became a theme. The “salty balls” were a reference to DeChambeau putting his golf balls in Epsom salt prior to putting them in play, which he explained in great detail.

“I put my golf balls in Epsom salt. I’m lucky enough that Connor, my manager, does that now. I don’t have to do it. But essentially we float golf balls in a solution to make sure that the golf ball is not out of balance. There was a big thing back in the day where golf balls are out of balance, and it’s just because of the manufacturing process. There’s always going to be an error, especially when it’s a sphere and there’s dimples on the edges. You can’t perfectly get it in the center.

“So what I’m doing is finding pretty much the out-of-balanceness of it, how much out of balance it is. Heavy slide floats to the bottom, and then we mark the top with a dot to make sure it’s always rolling over itself. It kind of acts like mud. If there’s too much weight on one side, you can put it 90 degrees to where the mud is on the right-hand side or the mud is on the left-hand side. I’m using mud as a reference for the weight over there. It’ll fly differently and fly inconsistently.

“For most golf balls that we get, it’s not really that big of a deal. I just try to be as precise as possible, and it’s one more step that I do to make sure my golf ball flies as straight as it possibly can fly because I’m not that great at hitting it that straight.”

The “salty balls” are just another example of the detail that DeChambeau prioritizes with his golf game. Whether the advantage is significant or perceived, it’s clearly working for the superstar.

Article originally appeared on: Golfwrx.com