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.
Tim O’Connor
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.
Pressure is a story you create for yourself
Tim O’Connor discusses pressure, stress and excitement and how we can deal with each both in our golf game and our everyday lives.
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.
How to out-run the four horsemen of the golf search apocalypse
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.
