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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!
How to out-run the four horsemen of the golf search apocalypse

How to out-run the four horsemen of the golf search apocalypse

March 24, 2023November 4, 2024

The problem is that we’re looking in the wrong place; we’re in our heads trying to figure out a physical problem. We’re thinking about trying to solve something that is based on natural and involuntary movement.

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Quiet Mind Golf – a very clean golf lesson

Quiet Mind Golf – a very clean golf lesson

March 8, 2023November 4, 2024

If you’d like to explore what concentration feels like, I invite you to just pay full attention as you engage in an everyday activity, such as washing the dishes, driving your car, or unloading the dryer.

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Winter is half over. Great! But I haven’t changed my swing yet

Winter is half over. Great! But I haven’t changed my swing yet

February 8, 2023February 13, 2023

Now everyone and their dog has a podcast and you gotta change your swing by New Year’s Eve or you’re stuck with that push slice for another year.

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I’m not really a goals guy

I’m not really a goals guy

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023

My trouble with goals is both personal and professional. As a coach, I see many people who name their goals, but chronically fail to meet them, and then beat the living crap out of themselves.

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Sticking up for yourself

Sticking up for yourself

November 10, 2022November 15, 2022

I’m inviting you to advocate for yourself, defend your boundaries, and speak your truth—when it’s appropriate. Living like a victim or in fear is no way to live. Brooding and feeling resentful sucks.

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What should you think about over the ball?

What should you think about over the ball?

September 29, 2022September 30, 2022

It’s pretty weird—golf is about hitting a ball, a physical thing. But we spend so much time thinking about thinking. We’re in our heads!

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Are you an earnest grinder?

Are you an earnest grinder?

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022

Many of the people that come to me are more than simply frustrated. They often feel inept and demoralized. It’s no exaggeration to say some feel despair.

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Start with the target

Start with the target

August 10, 2022August 11, 2022

This blog is to provide you with increased awareness of the role of the target and how that awareness can improve your game significantly without you having to try changing your swing, which is enormously difficult.

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The Quiet Eye approach to putting

The Quiet Eye approach to putting

July 13, 2022

“When your vision moves around, you pick up feedback that makes its way into the hands and brain, and you overwhelm yourself with information.”

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