David grew up in a small town in Nebraska, known to be a Lewis & Clark campsite along the Missouri River. He entered the United States Marine Corps in 1998 and served for 23 years, seeing 26 countries around the world, and retiring in 2021. He took to golfing in 2010, and by 2016 knew he was going to teach golf upon retirement from his military service.

David was certified by Lifelong PGA Member Gary Balliet’s Golf Academy in 2020 and focused on club fitting, club building, and swing faults and fixes. After, he was certified as a Certified Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Performance Enhancement Specialist, Group Personal Training Specialist, Stretching & Flexibility Coach, Certified Sports Nutrition Coach, Certified Nutrition Coach, and Golf Fitness Specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. As a Marine, fitness is a hallmark built into his life.

David continued to be certified in the Professional Golf Teachers Association of America, Titleist Performance Institute, and Frankly Academies as a Certified Putting Instructor. He has earned multiple certifications with fitness and mobility. Versatile with his business model, David & his wife Andrea completed the Mitchell Golf Performance Studio Master Class, providing both with enhanced skills of club building, repair, and fitting.

David continues to increase his knowledge of the golf swing and how a functional lifestyle increases golf performance. His most recent certification is Stick Mobility Level 2. The Training Sticks are the best stretching sticks to increase your range of motion, prevent injuries, and improve balance and posture.

He opened Shoot For Par, a golf simulation and instruction business in Oregon, Missouri in 2022. He has over 1100 golf instruction hours for members in his community. During his time teaching, he became motivated to write three books about the consistent issues he was witnesses and wanted to provide all a means to correct things. Par Your Golf MIND^© harnesses a methodical pre- and post-shot routine, while Par Your Golf BODY^© speaks to increasing overall fitness for the body. Lastly, Par Your Golf GAME^© ties it all together with variations of golf shots and course management principles.

David is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sports and Health Sciences through American Military University to further his knowledge of the body as it relates to fitness and the golf swing. Additionally, he is pursuing certification as a Certified Travel Associate through the Travel Insitute, for the purpose of booking group golf trips in the future.