Bryson DeChambeau is golf’s equivalent of a mad scientist. His swing is unique and unconventional, yet he’s used it to such great effect that his technique could usher-in something of a revolution.

But for all DeChambeau’s success from tee-to-green — he ranked 17th on the PGA Tour last season — his progress has been hampered by his struggles on the greens. He ranked 166th on tour in Strokes Gained/Putting last year, so now, he’s trying something new.

At the Franklin Templeton Shootout this week, the former U.S. Am champ employed a side-saddle putting technique…

It’s unusual, of course, but not unprecedented. Golf legend Sam Snead wasthe first to employ it after coming down with a potentially career-ending bout of the putting yips. It actually started as a straight croquet-style technique, but when the powers-that-be outlawed that in 1968, he switched to standing just alongside the ball.

Not the only time the USGA has revisited the rules of putting, Sam Snead's style was outlawed in 1968. pic.twitter.com/yHCQRV6SQs — Luke Kerr-Dineen (@LukeKerrDineen) May 21, 2013

Stay tuned for more, will be interesting to see if it works.