Making Golf Fun Again Starting at the Ball Moving Backwards with David Buck

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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GS#1,019 In this engaging conversation, David Buck shares his journey from a young golfer to a teacher, emphasizing the importance of enjoying the game and overcoming mental hurdles. He discusses memorable triumphs, the mental aspects of golf, and unconventional approaches to teaching and playing. David also offers insights on making golf fun again, simplifying the game, and even his experience learning to play left-handed. The conversation is filled with humor, personal anecdotes, and practical advice for golfers of all levels. Find out about taking lessons with David at https://skillest.com/coach/bigswingkingsThis episode is brought to you by BreakfastBalls.Golf. Visit BreakfastBalls.Golf for the best quality and pricing on premium used golf balls. Find your favorite brand at half the price of new balls! Use GOLFSMARTER at checkout for 20% off your order!This episode is sponsored by Indeed. Please visit indeed.com/GOLFSMARTER and get a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT. Terms and conditions apply. For exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Ray Brown from Owings, Maryland, and I play golf at Swan Point Country Club.
0:08.8	Welcome to Golf Smarter.
0:10.0	Hi, this is Joe Espinoza from Austin, Texas, and I play at Mill Creek in Salado, Texas.
0:16.3	This is Golf Smarter Number 2019.
0:19.5	During the pre-shot routine, when you're choosing your spot, there is a course management
0:23.2	part of playing where you absolutely want to hit it or miss it in a certain area.
0:28.7	There's incredible amounts of strokes that can be shaved off your game simply by picking
0:33.4	the right place to go.
0:34.9	However, there's a moment at which your thinking has to change from where
0:39.3	the ball is going to end up to the task at hand, which is the only thing you can affect, which is the
0:44.2	ball that's in front of you. So your target is actually the ball. All of the pre-shot routine part
0:49.5	is you deciding where you want to try to hit that ball, but you can't affect where it's going to go.
0:55.0	You can't affect what's going to happen over there.
0:57.5	You can get it started.
0:58.7	But you can only get it started in the two feet on either side that matters.
1:01.8	But is the ball the target?
1:03.1	Absolutely it is.
1:04.0	By the time you're hitting, the ball is the target.
1:17.6	It's time to make golf fun again, starting at the ball and moving backwards with David Buck. This is Golf Smarter.
1:20.6	Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ.
1:28.8	Here's your host, Fred Green.
1:31.2	Welcome to the Golf Smarter Podcast, David.
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