Parker McLachlin’s putting key has nothing to do with the stroke

Parker McLachlin has performed 164 tournaments on the PGA Tour, ending within the prime 10 4 instances and notching one win on the 2008 Legends-Reno Tahoe Open.

The 44-year-old performed his final PGA Tour occasion on the 2023 Puerto Rico Open, and in recent times, has been establishing himself as an teacher, constructing a large following on-line, the place he goes by the deal with “Brief Recreation Chef.” McLachlin has an viewers of 150,000 on Instagram alone, and followers also can entry McLachlin’s tips in GOLF Magazine.

On this week’s episode of Subpar, McLachlin shared some ideas with hosts Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz, masking subjects like conquering the yips and the easiest way to choose wedges to fit your recreation. He additionally supplied some helpful steerage for the greens, sharing his keys to placing, which was one in every of his strengths as a professional.

“My placing stats had been actually good,” he mentioned. “I used to be at all times an incredible putter, however I at all times did it via my arrange and my routine. I by no means actually thought of my stroke. So when individuals really feel like they’re in a great spot with their placing stroke, they arrive to me and I get them in arrange and routine, and so they begin making putts.”

Stoltz famous that McLachlin had a formidable streak of three-putt avoidance throughout his Tour years.

“Yeah, it was stretch,” McLachlin agreed. “350-something holes with out three-putting, which is like 20 rounds in a row on tour. However yeah, I didn’t three-putt fairly often.

“I at all times made every part within six ft and my lag placing was fairly good as a result of once more, I didn’t take into consideration my stroke that a lot,” he continued. “I dove so deep into routine and the way my routine would get me right into a circulate state. I did the identical factor capturing free throws with basketball. It was like, I might bounce, set, go.”

In accordance with McLachlin, holding that constant routine intact was the one factor he centered on, making his stroke very pure.

“That’s why Jordan [Spieth], on these inside five-footers, he appears on the gap,” McLachlin mentioned. “It’s like, level and shoot.”

For extra instruction perception from McLaghlin, together with his work with Tour gamers like Scottie Scheffler, try the total episode beneath.

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