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Short Game Chef works miracles on 12 handicap | The Index Experiment | The Golfer’s Journal

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Ben Darden is a 12 handicap and Broken Tee Society member from Orlando, FL who is struggling with consistency around the greens. As part of the Index Experiment we selected him to get a personal lesson from one of the world’s best short game coaches, Parker McLachlin. Aka @ShortGameChef. Check out some more lessons below:

How to hit the stock pitch: https://youtu.be/FF4qMwZrj2U
How to hit the low spinner: https://youtu.be/_eayRr8-u0M
How to hit the high flop: https://youtu.be/Okritg9WM8s
How to hit the saucy bunker splash: https://youtu.be/HLMa9a0GP3s

This video was filmed at The Yards in Ponte Vedra, FL

What is The Index Experiment?: https://www.golfersjournal.com/index-experiment/

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More lessons from Parker McLachlin: https://www.shortgamechef.com/

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47 Comments

  1. Spencer Mcnelly

    The only thing I wish they could do is go to a course with dormant Bermuda and show how he would handle because brushing or bruising the grass is so hard for me to commit to until the grass greens up and then I feel like i'm a different golfer.

  5. blake godbold

    Such an underrated channel. Thanks for sharing. So much great info to take away from all this. Keep it up!

  9. deldridg

    Great lesson and thank you. I understand the smaller muscles – hand/forearm/etc. – are the most affected by anxiety, so moving the "engine" towards the bigger muscles and basically taking the smaller ones out of the equation gives enormous confidence when you'd be otherwise a candidate for a miss. I think this was the biggest change for me years ago and got me from 12 to 4 in less than a year. New sub from Sydney and cheers – Dave

  10. Sophie McFaul

    Thanks for sharing this! Very help tips on set up and backswing, definitely need this as a reminder 😊

  11. Rua Toomey

    Love the video. Best part of my game by far is chipping. I always assess the lie first and then pick my landing spot. I will also take a few practice swings to see where I ground the club, must graze the ground in front of the ball. This time of year we get very inconsistent lies in Ireland, sometimes just on wet mud. This is the hardest lie of all and requires maybe a 7i. The best tip I could give anyone is to not be afraid to mess 1 up. Even the pros mess some up. If you don’t put so much pressure on the shot, you’ll be more confident.

  14. tom

    love your work SGC! its funny how almost everybody still goes back to 10 degree forward shaft lean even after you telling them to have a more neutral shaft! old habits are hard to break.

  19. BAMGolf

    Great channel. Lots of nuggets in this particular video. Parker is the man, super jealous you got some 1 on 1 time.

  20. Eric Fletcher

    Explanation of set up and technique is beyond words. The attitude and tone of your teaching is the absolute BEST I have ever seen and I have watched thousands of coaching videos from the top 50 ranked swing and short game coaches. You have chosen the proper path in life and you are a gift from God to us mortals who cherish the GREAT CHALLENGE WE CALL GOLF! Cheers from Canada

  25. Nolan Sanchez

    Dude chipped 2 balls and dives so fast in. Take at least 10 balls talk about shots hit then dove into mechanics . 2 is not enough

  34. Jason Warlond

    Interesting comment that keeping your feet together forces you to slow down and manage the low point better. And it works

  41. tompem

    If I were taking this lesson, I'd have to make a bunch of practice swings trying something new, but this guy jumps right in…

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