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  • Best of Coaching & Creating Online | How a Former Pro Created A Business Coaching Remotely
    Jul 22 2025

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    ⛳How do you build a golf coaching business and brand in the digital age?

    🧭Former professional golfer and founder of Big Swing Kings, David Buck shares his journey from US mini-tours to becoming a content creator and developing his unique results-based coaching programs.

    🎯 Connect with David / Big Swing Kings: @bigswingkings on YouTube, Tik-Tok, Instagram and Facebook or at www.BigSwingKings.com

    🧠What You’ll Learn:

    ⛳For Golfers
    - Managing failure and constant stress as a professional golfer.
    - The importance of controlling emotions and playing your own game
    - Remembering to enjoy your opportunities to golf and practice gratitude

    🎥For Creators
    - Learning from failures of various online businesses
    - The importance of having a unique voice, identifying and addressing pain points
    - Building relationships with affiliate companies to monetize content

    👨‍🏫For Coaches
    - Simple, effective coaching methods to avoid overcomplication
    - The importance of feeling the correct impact position
    - Unique ways to explain complex concepts.

    👍 Like 📝 Comment and 🔔 Subscribe to keep learning from and being inspired by others on journeys in golf

    🕐Timestamps

    00:00 Introducing David Buck
    02:25 What would you do differently?
    03:26 Emotional maturity: the most valuable skill in golf
    04:33 20:27 Breakthrough advice from a PGA Pro
    06:38 Approaching life after golf with gratitude
    08:15 What led to social media creating and coaching?
    10:20 How to succeed in the online world
    11:33 Advice for golf pros starting online
    12:57 Affiliate marketing & partnership advice
    15:00 What makes David a successful coach?
    17:59 What are most coaches doing “wrong”?
    18:49 Boiling golf to it's simplest form
    20:30 What convinces people to pay for online coaching?
    21:37 Everyone should choose to be grateful for golf
    22:34 Go to “BigSwingKings” everywhere!

    #GolfPodcast #DavidBuck #BigSwingKings #GolfCoaching #GolfSwingTips #ProGolfLife #GolfContentCreator #GolfInstructor #GolfYouTube #GolfTraining #GolfDrills #SimpleGolfTips #GolfMindset #GolfJourney #CanadianTour #PepsiTour #ProGolfTour #GolfStory #GolfTipsForBeginners #OnlineGolfCoach #GolfBusiness #GolfLessonsOnline #GolfEducation #GolfVlog #GolfMerch #GolfAffiliateMarketing #GolfBurnout #GolfStruggles #GolfImprovement #GolfSimplified #SwingAnalysis #GolfMentorship #FLGGolfPodcast

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    23 min
  • Coaching & Creating Online | How a Former Pro Created A Business Coaching Remotely
    Jul 19 2025

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    ⛳How do you build a golf coaching business and brand in the digital age?

    🧭Former professional golfer and founder of Big Swing Kings, David Buck shares his journey from US mini-tours to becoming a content creator and developing his unique results-based coaching programs.

    🎯 Connect with David / Big Swing Kings: @bigswingkings on Tik-Tok, Instagram and Facebook or at www.BigSwingKings.com

    🧠What You’ll Learn:

    ⛳For Golfers
    - Managing failure and constant stress as a professional golfer.
    - The importance of controlling emotions and playing your own game
    - Remembering to enjoy your opportunities to golf and practice gratitude

    🎥For Creators
    - Learning from failures of various online businesses
    - The importance of having a unique voice, identifying and addressing pain points
    - Building relationships with affiliate companies to monetize content

    👨‍🏫For Coaches
    - Simple, effective coaching methods to avoid overcomplication
    - The importance of feeling the correct impact position
    - Unique ways to explain complex concepts.

    👍 Like 📝 Comment and 🔔 Subscribe to keep learning from and being inspired by others on journeys in golf

    🕐Timestamps

    00:00 Introducing David Buck
    08:18 How close are mini-tour players to the PGA?
    10:01 David’s journey and decisions turning pro
    13:18 Why did your pro journey end?
    18:06 Mental skills David wishes he had
    20:27 Breakthrough advice from a PGA Pro
    22:40 How to prepare for life after golf with
    26:13 Failures that led to social media creating
    29:09 Where did the online coaching idea come from?
    30:30 How to succeed in the online world
    34:05 Advice for golf pros starting online
    36:55 Affiliate marketing & partnership advice
    40:31 What makes David a successful coach?
    47:42 Boiling golf down to its simplest form
    50:18 What are most coaches doing “wrong”?
    52:46 What convinces people to pay for online coaching?
    55:06 David’s most popular online courses
    55:40 Advice for everyone: choose to be grateful for golf
    57:30 Go to “BigSwingKings” everywhere!

    #GolfPodcast #DavidBuck #BigSwingKings #GolfCoaching #GolfSwingTips #ProGolfLife #GolfContentCreator #GolfInstructor #GolfYouTube #GolfTraining #GolfDrills #SimpleGolfTips #GolfMindset #GolfJourney #CanadianTour #PepsiTour #ProGolfTour #GolfStory #GolfTipsForBeginners #OnlineGolfCoach #GolfBusiness #GolfLessonsOnline #GolfEducation #GolfVlog #GolfMerch #GolfAffiliateMarketing #GolfBurnout #GolfStruggles #GolfImprovement #GolfSimplified #SwingAnalysis #GolfMentorship #FLGGolfPodcast

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    59 min
  • Best of the Caddyshack Movie Review
    Jul 15 2025

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    The best moments from our 2-hour inaugural episode of the FLG Golf Podcast’s movie review series: the 1980 cult classic sports film, Caddyshack featuring unforgettable one-liners and performances by Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, and Ted Knight…and there are boobies…twice!


    00:00 Introducing the film, format and hosts

    01:38 Box office & critical reception

    04:44 The “Top Gun" Intro

    06:10 Ty Webb: Chevy's single unbroken take

    08:24 Introducing Carl Spackler (Bill Murray)

    11:10 Rodney Dangerfield explodes into the movie!

    12:46 First 18 holes with a braless Lacey Underall

    15:10 A banquet of one-liners & Lacey’s seduction

    17:38 Carl’s perversion & Ty's wisdom

    19:04 Swimming pools, boobies and poop

    22:01 Chevy’s buffoonish seduction

    25:29 Danny gets busted with Lacey

    27:27 Bill Murray destroying flowers

    28:13 Ted Knight's character acting is the lynchpin of the film

    30:48 The Bishop's funniest moment

    31:57 Bill Murray finally meets Chevy Chase

    34:01 The Climactic Match

    38:46 The ending doesn't make sense!

    40:50 Best Golf Scene

    43:57 Best Non-Golf Scene

    47:16 Our final ratings


    #Caddyshack #GolfPodcast #GolfComedy #GolfMovies #BillMurray #ChevyChase #RodneyDangerfield #TedKnight #BeTheBall #GolfHumor #ClassicMovies #80sComedy #CaddyshackQuotes #SportsMovies #MoviePodcast #BushwoodCountryClub #CarlSpackler #JudgeSmails #TyWebb #DannyNoonan #LaceyUnderall #SketchComedy #ComedyClassics #FilmDiscussion #MovieReviewPodcast #golfquotes #Iconicmovies #FilmReview #KennyLoggins

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    48 min
  • Golf Movie Review: Caddyshack (1980)
    Jun 6 2025

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    Marc and Brett deep-dive into one of the most iconic sports comedies of all time: Caddyshack. Released in 1980 with a modest $6 million budget, the cult classic has captured the hearts of golf fans and comedy lovers alike.

    From unforgettable one-liners like “Be the ball” and “Youll get nothing and like it!”, to the performances by Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, and Ted Knight, Marc and Brett break down every moment with hilarious insights, stories, trivia, categories and rankings.

    It's Animal House on a golf course with a startling realization that the entire climax of the film is without merit. Enjoy!


    Timestamps

    00:00 Introducing the film, format and hosts

    03:52 Personal history with the movie

    07:41 Box office & critical reception

    12:42 Producing the film


    Every Scene in Chronological Order

    14:52 The “Top Gun" Intro

    16:22 Why so many Noonans?

    18:10 Ty Webb: Chevy's single unbroken take

    19:35 Introducing Carl Spackler (Bill Murray)

    22:04 Caddy Life Sucks

    24:02 Inside Bushwood

    26:04 Rodney Dangerfield explodes into the movie!

    28:45 The first 18 holes with a braless Lacey Underall

    35:48 “You'll get nothing and like it!"

    39:33 A banquet of one-liners

    45:13 Ty Webb's wisdom

    48:04 The Caddy Tournament

    52:00 Swimming pools, boobies and poop

    56:51 Chevy’s buffoonish seduction

    1:01:09 The Yacht Club

    1:06:18 Danny gets busted

    1:08:58 Bill Murray and the Bishop

    1:12:50 Judge Smails is the lynchpin of the film

    1:16:19 The bar bet and Bishop's funniest moment

    1:20:45 “Cannonball Coming!”

    1:23:19 The Match

    1:30:02 This doesn't make sense!


    The Categories

    1:37:21 Best Golf Scene

    1:39:25 Best Non-Golf Scene

    1:41:10 Acting Performances

    1:51:57 Golf Realism

    1:52:56 Scenes to Cut or Add

    1:55:33 Make a Netflix series!

    1:57:13 The Music

    1:58:15 The Fashion

    2:02:20 Our final rankings


    #Caddyshack #GolfPodcast #FLGGolfPodcast #GolfComedy #GolfMovies #BillMurray #ChevyChase #RodneyDangerfield #TedKnight #BeTheBall #GolfHumor #ClassicMovies #80sComedy #CaddyshackQuotes #SportsMovies #GolfCulture #PopCultureGolf #MoviePodcast #GolfLife #GolfFans #BushwoodCountryClub #CarlSpackler #JudgeSmails #TyWebb #DannyNoonan #LaceyUnderall #SketchComedy #ComedyClassics #FilmDiscussion #MovieReviewPodcast #LegendaryQuotes #BehindTheScenes #CultClassic #IconicScenes #FilmReview #KennyLoggins

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    2 h et 4 min
  • Best of Ep.6: Forged Japanese Irons with Chris Farley
    Jun 6 2025

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    What is the difference between forged and cast golf irons? And what is it about Japanese manufacturers in particular that makes them unique…and so much more expensive?

    Chris Farley, Regional Custom Fit Trainer and Senior Sales Advisor for American Golf (Europe's largest golf retailer) joins us again to talk forged Japanese steel, our experience playing them, what type of customers he fits Japanese brands for, and deep dive into some great factory tours from Japan's most storied brands (Miura, Mizuno and Honma) before asking “Was prime Tiger Woods really playing Miura irons in secret?”

    Find Chris Farley at American Golf in Christchurch, Bournemouth, and on Instagram @_charlie_farley_


    00:00 Intro

    00:28 I'll show you mine if you show me yours

    02:40 The result of forged vs. cast manufacturing

    05:55 Japanese brand nuance

    07:57 What type of golfer chooses a Japanese brand?

    09:25 Why are they more expensive?

    11:29 Why are Honma crazy expensive?

    14:45 Forged irons just feel better

    15:13 The Miura Factory

    16:14 Did Tiger secretly play Miura irons?


    #ForgedVsCast #GolfIrons #JapaneseGolfClubs #MiuraIrons #MizunoGolf #HonmaGolf #GolfGear #ClubFitting #GolfPodcast #ForgedIrons #CastIrons #GolfTechnology #GolfClubFitting #TigerWoodsMiura #GolfNerds #GolfEquipment #FactoryTour #GolfAddict #GolfStorytelling #GolfManufacturing #BladesVsCavityBacks #GolfTech #ForgedFeel #GolfClubReview #GolfJapan #JapanGolf #GolfinJapan #JapaneseBrands

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    18 min
  • Ep.6: Forged Japanese Irons with Chris Farley
    Jun 2 2025

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    What is the difference between forged and cast golf irons? And what is it about Japanese manufacturers in particular that makes them unique…and so much more expensive?

    Chris Farley, Regional Custom Fit Trainer and Senior Sales Advisor for American Golf (Europe's largest golf retailer) joins us again to talk forged Japanese steel, our experience playing them, what type of customers he fits Japanese brands for, and deep dive into some great factory tours from Japan's most storied brands (Miura, Mizuno and Honma) before asking “Was prime Tiger Woods really playing Miura irons in secret?”

    Find Chris Farley at American Golf in Christchurch, Bournemouth, and on Instagram @_charlie_farley_


    00:00 Intro

    01:44 I'll show you mine if you show me yours

    04:45 Why does Marc have blades?

    07:00 Why does Chris have forged cavity backs?

    10:15 The difference between forged and cast manufacturing

    16:11 Club fitters can do more with forged irons

    17:23 How the height of Japanese golfers influences design

    18:28 Chris describes his custom fitting process (part 1)

    20:21 What is a cavity back blade?

    22:05 Why do Japanese brands feel better?

    22:55 Why aren't Japanese brands more popular?

    25:05 Chris describes his custom fitting process (part 2)

    26:51 What type of golfer chooses a Japanese brand?

    30:50 Tiering major brands by price

    33:06 Why are Honma crazy expensive?

    40:18 Adam Scott's Miura Factory Tour

    43:29 Geeking out on bounce & grind

    47:18 Adam Scott's style choices

    54:29 Did Tiger Woods secretly play Miura irons?

    56:35 Casting irons out of beer cans


    #ForgedVsCast #GolfIrons #JapaneseGolfClubs #MiuraIrons #MizunoGolf #HonmaGolf #GolfGear #ClubFitting #GolfPodcast #ForgedIrons #CastIrons #GolfTechnology #GolfClubFitting #TigerWoodsMiura #GolfNerds #GolfEquipment #FactoryTour #GolfAddict #GolfStorytelling #GolfManufacturing #BladesVsCavityBacks #GolfTech #ForgedFeel #GolfClubReview #GolfJapan #JapanGolf #GolfinJapan #JapaneseBrands

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    1 h
  • Best of Ep.5: Caddy Confidential with Sara Jo Royalty
    May 25 2025

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    A full time caddy at Bandon Dunes tells us what caddy life is like, what it takes, how it works and what every golfer should know.

    Find Sara Jo on Instagram:

    • @looperonthefly (for caddy life)
    • @sarajoflies (for flyfishing) and
    • @sandtramp_golf (for shenanigans)

    Listen to Sara Jo on:

    • Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-bleed/1806006447?i=1806006448
    • YouTube: https://youtube.com/@sarajoflies?si=dj0IbZ1iPgquUUma


    00:00 Intro

    00:21 Meet Sara Jo, Brandon Dunes caddy

    01:17 How does a fisherman become a caddy?

    02:19 Favourite (and least favourite) courses at Bandon Dunes

    03:53 How caddies help with course management

    05:23 How to provide a great “caddy experience”

    06:40 Financial aspects and challenges of caddy life

    11:28 Do’s and Don’ts when you have a caddy

    14:50 The bond between a caddy and golfer

    15:10 The soft skills caddies need

    16:41 Hoping to caddy for Pros

    18:03 Finding the Sand Tramps

    19:41 The best hard kombucha


    #GolfPodcast #GolfStories #CaddyLife #BandonDunes #WomenInGolf #CaddyChronicles #GolfPodcast #CaddyTips #CaddyTalk #GolfResortLife #CourseManagement #GolfEtiquette #CaddyPerspective

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    22 min
  • Ep.5: Caddy Confidential with Sara Jo Royalty
    May 18 2025

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    A full time caddy at Brandon Dunes tells us what caddy life is like, what it takes, how it works and what every golfer should know.

    Find Sara Jo on Instagram:

    • @looperonthefly (for caddy life)
    • @sarajoflies (for flyfishing) and
    • @sandtramp_golf (for shenanigans)

    Listen to Sara Jo on

    • Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-bleed/1806006447?i=1806006448
    • YouTube: https://youtube.com/@sarajoflies?si=dj0IbZ1iPgquUUma

    Timestamps

    0:24 - Meet Sara Jo, Brandon Dunes caddy

    2:22 - What is a professional fly fisher?

    5:40 - Sara Jo’s musical journey

    7:45 - The importance of kids finding a personal identity

    10:26 - Finding her passions and overcoming health challenges

    12:28 - How commercial fishing led to caddying

    13:28 - Favourite (and least favourite) courses at Bandon Dunes

    16:32 - How caddies help with course management

    18:36 - Brandon's new lottery system

    20:20 - How to provide “the caddy experience”

    21:32 - Financial aspects and occasional challenges of caddy life

    29:41 - Do’s and Don’ts when you have a caddy

    34:35 - The bond between a caddy and golfer

    35:47 - Soft skills caddies need

    37:55 - Hoping to caddy for Pros

    43:14 - Finding the Sand Tramps

    47:44 - The best hard kombucha

    #GolfPodcast #GolfStories #CaddyLife #BandonDunes #WomenInGolf #FlyFishingLife #CaddyChronicles #GolfPodcast #CaddyTips #CaddyTalk #GolfResortLife #CourseManagement #GolfEtiquette #CaddyPerspective #FlyFishingWomen #FishingAndGolf #OutdoorLife #FishingCaddy

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    51 min