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Tim O’Connor

You can’t improve what you’re unaware of

You can’t improve what you’re unaware of

April 16, 2025June 1, 2025

Almost every golfer I know swings with some kind of “swing thought,” such as “turn this” or “shift that.” While they swing, their heads are full of mental chatter. You cannot think your way through a golf swing. It’s a recipe for bad golf.

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Don’t be scared, it ain’t weird – to meditate

Don’t be scared, it ain’t weird – to meditate

March 5, 2025June 1, 2025

Most golfers go through a round of golf without a clue what their minds are doing. It’s like we’re in a trance, carried unconsciously this way and that by our thoughts, feelings, beliefs and behaviours. This is no way to play golf or live your life.

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It’s hard to change where you’re going when you don’t know what’s driving you there

It’s hard to change where you’re going when you don’t know what’s driving you there

January 18, 2025June 1, 2025

This strategy of working hard to do things the right way had worked in many other areas of my life, but not in golf. What the hell?

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Does social media golf instruction help us? Or exploit us?

Does social media golf instruction help us? Or exploit us?

November 4, 2024November 24, 2024

Many golfers struggle because they are constantly seeking tips to fix their problems. UK coach Karl Morris laments that golf is in the midst of a “social media circus.”

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The final piece: How a band of brothers showed me the way to get unstuck

The final piece: How a band of brothers showed me the way to get unstuck

October 21, 2024March 10, 2025

In the third and final instalment of my “origin story” about what influenced me to write my new book, I note that becoming aware of my self-defeating behaviours allowed me to move forward, both as a player and a coach.

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Talk about being in the moment: my extraordinary lesson in awareness

Talk about being in the moment: my extraordinary lesson in awareness

October 14, 2024March 11, 2025

My face went hot. It was like I was stunned, paralyzed. I realized that this was a moment. I eked out, “Ouch. Thank you … I think.” I muttered something about having to go somewhere. I fled.

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An author reflects: “The choking dog years”

An author reflects: “The choking dog years”

October 10, 2024March 11, 2025

I’m embarrassed to admit it, but I lived and died—mostly died—with the quality of my golf. I sulked and dragged my carcass around the course like I was headed to the gallows.

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Despite 41 broken bones and 27 surgeries, Tim Casarin went back to work – and to golf

Despite 41 broken bones and 27 surgeries, Tim Casarin went back to work – and to golf

September 13, 2024March 11, 2025

After a 2014 accident, the firefighter was told golf was out of the question – he’d be lucky to walk again without something to lean on.

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Overcoming the resistance to tee it forward

Overcoming the resistance to tee it forward

September 4, 2024May 23, 2025

Golf professionals are chronically frustrated that many players play the wrong tees for their age and ability, depriving themselves of fun and slowing the pace of play.

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