Swing Thoughts
Great radio is theatre of the mind. We figured a podcast dedicated to the mental side of golf would be a natural. So we created one. Featuring golf expert Tim O'Connor and Humble Howard Glassman.
Swing Thoughts 282 for May 1, 2025

GSL and Coach Tim get some education from Jeff Hay of Varsity Golf Recruiting on the ins and outs, facts and fictions about U.S. college golf, we break new ground by telling golf jokes, and our who-snubbed-Swing-Thoughts contest continues.
Swing Thoughts 281 for April 24, 2025

On Episode #281, we continue to explore what we learned from Rory McIlroy's victory in the Masters with Performance Coach Kent Osborne, how having a sense of purpose makes a big difference for us mere mortals, and a great letter from an American STD.
Swing Thoughts 280 for April 16, 2025

On Episode #280, GSL and Coach Tim share their amazement with Rory McIlroy finally winning the Masters and what we mortals can learn from him, and we debunk myths and get the real goods on the Stack and Tilt method with coach Nick Adcock.
Swing Thoughts 279 for April 11, 2025

With Episode #279, GSL and Coach Tim begin their 10 season of podcasts devoted to geeking out on the game, as they discuss finding purpose in golf, how investing in fundamentals has huge RIO, our Masters picks, and other nonsense.
Swing Thoughts 278 for March 17, 2025

In our last off-season episode, GSL and coach Tim vent their spleen at the Orange One, and share how focusing on process and fundamentals in the winter leads to better results, and GSL admits he spent same amount on a new putter as his first car.
Swing Thoughts 277 for February 23, 2025

On the latest episode we talk about Spain, not freaking out, not focusing on golf swing pass-fail, the tryranny of confidence, playing w fear and hope.
Swing Thoughts 276 for January 15, 2025

GSL and Coach Tim begin the first Swing Thoughts of 2025 and 10th year of the podcast exhorting how giving yourself “grace” is a key to performance in golf and in anything, and they review the new TGL extravaganza, and revisit Nick Taylor’s exciting clutch victory in the Sony Open.
Swing Thoughts 275 for December 20, 2024

With episode #275, we conclude our ninth year and the 2024 season by delving into GSL’s yoga deep dive, lessons learned from his season of balance, and how trying less and developing a mission—as per Coach Tim’s new book—can help your game become unstuck in 2025.
Swing Thoughts 274 for December 2, 2024

On the penultimate episode of the 2024 season, GSL and Coach Tim disclose that they’re doing just fine that the official golf season is over, discuss the growth of sim golf, and Tim’s recent ManKind Project weekend. This episode also includes a bonus conversation between GSL and Kent Osborne.
Swing Thoughts 273 for October 26, 2024

On this episode, GSL and coach Tim explore the challenges and beauty of late season golf, and Tim reports that his new book is getting nice reviews. As always, brought you by TaylorMade Golf Canada and Oscar Bravo.