Up & Down
Tim O’ConnorUp & Down is collection of essays that explore our relationships with golf, our own minds, music, and each other by Tim O'Connor, writer, coach and podcaster.
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Ryan Fox makes the case for trusting ourselves
I caved. I clicked on a video of Michael Kim putting for 59.
Kim did his Aim Point thing, straddling the line, then again, and again. He got back to his ball, raised a finger up, got into his stance, out of his stance, crouched, stood up …...
Take the risk: Ask!
I played golf recently with a friend I hadn’t seen since my son Corey died in February.
I sensed he wanted to provide me with some guy time, have some fun, maybe lighten my load, so he invited me out.
He brought along two fellows I had no...
Have you ever asked: What’s my purpose?
Tom McCamus as Estragon and Paul Gross as Vladimir in Waiting for Godot currently playing at the Stratford Festival. Photo: Dariane Sanche.
I didn’t anticipate the play Waiting for Godot would provide some insight into golf.
The play—one...
Sadness and joy in the same instant; the paradox of sharing our grief
Since my son Corey died in late February, so many kind and compassionate people have reached out to me with lovely emails and texts, heartfelt cards and phone calls.
I’ve also met many people in person, many more than I usually do. Some en...
You have a choice: listen to your story, or keep swinging
Photo by Josh Hemsley on Unsplash
I play in a punk band, but I get a big buzz from Frank Sinatra, the king of the crooners.
I’m especially fond of his swinging mid-60s stuff, including That’s Life! with the immortal lines:
“That’s life,...
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I’m a writer, mental performance coach, podcaster (Swing Thoughts) and bass player in a punk band. My books include Getting Unstuck and The Feeling of Greatness: The Moe Norman Story. I'm enshrined in the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame as a writer.
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