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...]
Swing Thoughts podcast celebrates its 100th episode
July 11, 2019 By
On the 100th edition of the Swing Thoughts podcast to be released Saturday on iTunes and broadcast on TSN 1150, Humble Howard Glassman and Tim O’Connor celebrate three years of great guests, insightful chat and lots of laughs. TORONTO (JULY 11, 2019)—What started as a lunch conversation between two golf nerds obsessed with the mental challenges of golf has become the popular Swing Thoughts podcast, which will release its 100thepisode … [Read more...]
My end-of-the-season ritual: It’s over and I’m good with that
November 15, 2016 By
I am not grieving the end of the golf season. I’m done and I’m good with it. I’ve accepted that I won’t be hitting the little white ball off green grass for another five months, except in the unlikely event that I go south this winter. Over the past half-dozen years or so, I’ve followed a season-ending ritual that allows me to segue into winter unbridled with sorrow and longing. If you are “normal” person, you may not grasp the pathos of … [Read more...]
Howard gets the heck out of golf hell
August 23, 2016 By
Note: When I originally wrote this in June for Canadian Junior Golf Association magazine, Howard was so distraught over his game, he was ready to quit golf. There are weightier issues in the world to grapple with, but if you love the game, you'll relate to this tale of misery and woe. Spoiler alert: It has a happy ending. No matter how much you love golf, you’ve also hated it. It’s hard to imagine that the game you work so hard at and … [Read more...]
