Brooks thinks so.
I personally think he just decided he had to be the best driver of the ball on tour and set out to do it. He said he was going to a little over a year ago, even took some time off, and is now the best off the tee in golf.
Crazy he thought he needed to do that, since he was winning at a solid clip — and big tournaments at that — before. But he’s had crazy results since the return, so maybe it was the right move.