This blog is from a new newsletter on the making of the upcoming film documentary, The Feeling of Greatness: The Legend of Moe Norman. The documentary team asked for a picture of me and Moe. I regret that I never had one taken. I figure this is the next best thing. If you'd like to receive the newsletter, send an email to tim@oconnorgolf.ca When my book, The Feeling of Greatness: The Moe Norman Story, was first published in 1995, I was … [Read more...]
Fairways column—Figuring out focus vital to your game.
This is my Mind Game column from the fall issue of Fairways, the Greater Toronto Area golf publication. Should I focus on my swing? Or forget all the technical mumbo-jumbo and just give it a whack? It’s a question that perplexes many golfers. But they don’t get clear answers from various sources of instruction. Swing instructors are generally fixated on positions, angles and movement—the mechanics of the swing. But the mental … [Read more...]
Finding the right focus integral to good golf
A few weeks ago, my blog about whether golfers show focus internally or externally touched a nerve among some readers, so I've taken another swing at this dilemma that perplexes many golfers. Sean Casey, Director of Instruction at the ClubLink Academy at Glen Abbey, works with fellow academy coach Brad Kinvig. Should I focus on my swing? Or forget all the technical mumbo-jumbo and just give it a whack? It’s a question that confuses … [Read more...]