The paradoxical freeing power of commitment
Commitment displaces doubt, insecurity, tentativeness and overthinking. It prevents you from wriggling out of your commitment. Commitment is freeing.
Tim O'Connor
Tim O'Connor is a golf coach, an award-winning writer, and speaker. Tim takes a holistic approach, coaching golfers in the physical and mental aspects of golf. He co-hosts the Swing Thoughts podcast, and is the author of The Feeling of Greatness: The Moe Norman Story and Getting Unstuck: Seven Transformational Practices for Golf Nerds. He plays bass in CID — a Guelph punk band!
Going live before you’re ready is deadly
Most golfers rarely spend the time to learn a new move or uncover a problem before they flit off to something new. And they don’t practice deliberately
Anger is an energy – scary to touch but with a gift to give
But as golfers, we’re not supposed to get mad. If you’re read one article in your life on the mental game, it likely said anger makes you play crappy.
I got mad, it felt bad, I was sad, but now I’m … well, less of a danger with anger
Getting angry and feeling disappointed about golf is absurd and irrational, but we do many absurd and irrational things anyway.
The elusive art of putting: giving up control to gain freedom
I’m telling myself what to do. “Don’t leave it short. What will go wrong.” I have so much noise in my head. I just want to learn how to quiet everything. And I want to putt better.
Why am I a wizard in practice but play like I’m possessed by evil spirits?
When I get on the course and I face that first chip of the day, my mouth tastes like metal, my heart tries to jump out of my chest and I’ll either chunk, skull, chilli-dip, or just about miss it.
A golf lesson in experiencing your own brilliance
An extraordinary golf coach, Fred Shoemaker sees golf in a far wider context than anyone that I’ve ever met before. He’s like a golf mystic.
Do you sell yourself short? Investing in your own experience provides great ROI
Golf coach Tim O’Connor explains that results come from trying and failing, not from a series of tips and instruction manuals. Your own experience is your best guide.
The greatest golf improvement story ever told
It’s just a guess, but I’d wager that on your list of things you’d like to accomplish this season there’s a line about sending your index down a few floors.
