David

David grew up in a small town in Nebraska, known to be a Louis & 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. David continues to increase his knowledge of the golf swing and how a functional lifestyle increases golf performance. 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. 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.

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8-Iron It’s The Workhorse of Your Iron Set Advice Blog #16

8-Iron 8-Iron, typically ranging in loft from varying degrees depending on the manufacturer, can be the all-around club for attacking the green, pin, and even fairway. Let’s talk about why. Cobra Dark Speed 31° Ping G430 32° Callaway AI Smoke 32° PXG Gen 6 34° TaylorMade P790 35° Titleist T150 36° The average 8-iron distance

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Score. Chase Birdies or Avoid Double Bogeys? 4 Tips Advice Blog #13

Score. Chase Birdies or Avoid Double Bogeys? Score. When it comes to golf, that’s what every golfer is chasing. Ego suggests that in order to score well, they must birdie every hole. Birdies, birdies, birdies. Let’s analyze golf scoring for a second and see if that’s true. 1 Stroke/Hole-(Hole in One/Ace)-Score 18 2 Strokes/Hole-(Par 3-Birdie,

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Gain Distance Now by #1 Changing the Golf Ball Advice Blog #11

Golf Ball is the #1 Way to Gain Distance To gain distance, you have to understand that ball compression is key to distance. Golf balls have become almost a social construct of “you’re a good golfer only if you play Titleist ProV1’s or ProV1X’s” and although Titleist is known for their superb golf ball lineup,

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Thrifty with your golf balls? A poor scuff is 100% costing you positive YARDAGE! Advice Blog #10

Thrifty? Thrifty golf ball wise? Perhaps after you read this, you won’t be thrifty anymore. Now, I am certainly not one for plagiarism; having written three books, the time I spent to get them written, and proofreading, and on and on. I am not going to call this article my own, but whenever I know

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