David Butler Professional Fitter and
Custom Club Builder
Four Careers
1- Chief Engineer at Chrysler Corporation - 15
years
5 years in Bogotá
Colombia
3 years in Coventry England
7 years in Detroit Michigan
2- P & L responsibility of Aero Space Company in New Jersey
3- Started Quality Improvement Process
Company in San Jose CA
4- EVP of National Semiconductor in Palo
Alto CA
Other
Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, MBA,
Worked on Doctorate at Oxford in England
Worked on the first prototype nuclear reactor in USA
AA Fuel National Drag Racing Champion
Fly Airplanes
Past Juror on San Mateo
Grand Jury
Played
Golf for last 50 years - my passion!
Retired
Became a Webmaster
Shoveled snow in Ohio for four years -
Moved back to CA and have a home on a Golf Course in Half Moon Bay to play golf
Wife refused to have
lunch with me every day and told me to find something to do
Career Number
5 (Doctor Grip)
Took a job (minimum wage) at local golf store to learn the retail business
Started my own business (Doctor Grip LLC) out of back
of station wagon
Moved into my garage for regripping - too small and too close to my wife
Rented shop on Main Drag in Half Moon Bay - became too
small again
Moved to a driving range in Half Moon Bay
Attended several
advanced golf theory classes
Became partners with Mizuno, Diamana, True Temper and Golf Works
Have
all of the latest technical equipment (launch monitors, shaft lab, loft and lie machines)
I do not compete
with retailers, sell off the shelf clubs or sell knock-offs
My clients are serious
golfers and I help them become better, serious golfers.
I provide my clients with free grips and free loft and
lie adjustments
The coffee pot is always on!
I am having more fun in my 5th Career than I ever had before.
Thank you for taking the time to
read the above.
David Butler (Doctor Grip)