Golf needs more visors.

We ran the numbers last year, and the results aren’t pretty. Since the height of visor mania in 1992, it’s been a slow and steady decline. Now, us visor-wearers, we’re down. We’re down bad.

The last thing golf needs is another existential crisis, but this is a worrying trend.

Golf is in a deep visor recession, with no end in site

By my count, zero visor-wearers inside the top 20, just one inside the top 50https://t.co/yFjefxzsm0 pic.twitter.com/irg114mbdm

— LKD (@LukeKerrDineen) March 24, 2023

Which is why videos like this from the visor movement’s leader and general golf style icon, Keith Mitchell, are so important.

And actually very helpful, too.

You can check out the video by Imperial Headwear below, which makes the famed tour visor. Mitchell’s visor-saving technique, which you can also use for breaking in new visors so they fit more comfortably, essentially comes down to five steps:

Watching Keith Mitchell save a visor is like hearing Mozart play the piano.

A true mastery of the craft. pic.twitter.com/tsQrhoIWSf

— LKD (@LukeKerrDineen) December 16, 2024

1. Tighten it

Mitchell says that first, you need to tighten the back of the visor—”a little tighter than you think.”

2. Find the centerpoint

After that, locate the center of the crown of the visor, which should be pretty easy. Just look for the logo on the visor itself.

3. Stretch from the top of the crown

With one hand on the top of the centerpoint of the crown and another on the strap at the back, stretch the visor apart.

4. Fold in both sides

The third step helps make the visor more narrow, rather than wide, and the fourth step does too. Mash in and fold down the sides. The two steps help prevent the visor from sitting too wide on your forehead (unless you like it that way).

5. Adjust brim

With the visor narrowed and broken in slightly, the hard work is done. Now it’s time to adjust the brim.

Before/After

A true masterclass from the best in the business, and a visor’s life saved because of it.

This article was originally published on golfdigest.com