Parker McLachlin, AKA the Short Game Chef, shares his recipes for cooking up a great short game.
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Parker McLachlin, AKA the Short Game Chef, knows a thing or two about improving your golf game.
Sure, he’s worked with PGA Tour players like Keith Mitchell, Kevin Streelman, and others, but he’s more focused on helping amateurs get better — providing the ingredients for cooking up a great short game.
We recently got to see the magic of McLachlin’s short game recipes in action, spending a day with him in Scottsdale, Arizona for a pseudo private lesson. The good news? We compiled all of the videos below, with McLachlin debunking some myths and showing an amateur golfer how to overcome his bunker yips.
If you’d like access to more of the Short Game Chef’s videos, including future live Q&A sessions, click here.
Take a look at each video below, which will undoubtedly help modernize your golf game for better success!
1. Setup in the bunkers like the pros do, thanks to Parker McLachlin
Out with the old, in with the new! McLachlin explains how amateurs should readjust their thinking when it comes to setting up for bunker shots.
2. Impress your playing partners with this flop shot made simple
All those flop shots you see from your favorite pro players is achievable — and the Short Game Chef explains how to pull them off. So go ahead and be the talk of your foursome around the green.
3. The Short Game Chef gives his recipe for the Hinge & Hold method
Just because it’s classic doesn’t mean it can’t use some updating, right? McLachlin puts his modern touch on this pitch shot, encouraging more of a pivot motion.
4. Pros Teaching Joes: Escaping deep bunkers with the Short Game Chef
GOLF Instruction Editor Nick Dimengo found himself staring down a deep bunker shot. But McLachlin reinvented his setup and approach from a deep bunker — with instant results.
