The role of intention is a key component to the game-changing holistic program that golf professional Nate Robinson and I are launching in April called Quiet Mind Golf: Better Golf Through Inner Mastery. Contact me at tim@oconnorgolf.ca to explore the exciting possibilities for your game. Yes, your friendly, neighbourhood golf and performance coach became that guy. The no-talking, sulking, pouting, fast-walking angry man that no one wants … [Read more...]
A little awareness goes a long way in shooting low scores
July 14, 2021 By
Swing Thoughts podcast pards: GSL (aka Howard Glassman on left) and me You may assume that golfers who have a chance to break 70—whether they’re elite amateurs or professionals—are super chill, but they have the same anxieties as anyone on the precipice of possibly breaking 120-110-100-90 or 80 All golfers have that rare round where they become conscious they have one hell of a score going, and realize, ‘Holy crap, today could be the … [Read more...]
Sometimes the best plan is to have no plan
September 3, 2020 By
Sometimes the best plan is to have no plan Like most club golfers, the greatest annual test of my golf is the club championship. In the Club C, it’s always fascinating to see how well I can incorporate the coaching and performance fundamentals that I provide to my clients. I want to empower my clients, but I want to play well too! If a coach doesn’t admit this to you, he or she is lying. I was in the A Flight this year. I had a frustrating … [Read more...]
Why trying to make a good stroke is useless. Set your intentions on sinking the darn thing instead
February 2, 2018 By
I'm giving a presentation on Moe Norman on Thursday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. at Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge, Ontario. Featuring footage from the upcoming documentary about his life, the talk is called, "What We Can Learn From the Eccentric Genius of Golf." Admission is free, there will be a cash bar and I'll sign copies of my book, The Feeling of Greatness: The Moe Norman Story. Come on out! Feb. 2, … [Read more...]
How horrible Howard became truly humble—and a better golfer
April 4, 2017 By
Ezine #7—The breaking point for Howard Glassman came when he almost broke a club. After yet another crappy drive, his M1 driver was in imminent danger. “I came this close to hammering one of those rock tee blocks.” He had not broken 80 in about two weeks, which for a scratch player is an extended stay in golf hell. He was also worried about sliding back into being the "horrible" angry golfer that he was about 15 years ago. He asked me … [Read more...]
