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PODCAST

Swing Thoughts

The Sonar Network

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.

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Swing Thoughts 287 for June 6, 2025

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2025/06/06

Coach Tim and GSL share counter-intuitive wisdom that focusing on the shot—not the swing—improves your ball-striking, which explains why your shots from the woods are usually better than your shots from the fairway.

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56:32

Swing Thoughts 286 for May 29, 2025

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2025/05/29

GSL and Coach Tim have an enlightening conversation about improvement with Jon Sherman, author of The Four Foundations of Golf, and we conduct on post-mortem on GSL’s latest double-digit disaster. He is coping fine.

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57:22

Swing Thoughts 285 for May 22, 2025

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2025/05/23

GSL and Coach Tim debrief the Leafs’ latest playoff meltdown, we recount GSL’s latest hellacious incident—making a quad in a tourney with Lady Friend there to witness—and we try to understand why Scottie Scheffler is so damn good.

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47:43

Swing Thoughts 284 for May 16, 2025

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2025/05/16

Coach Tim and GSL—that’s Golf’s Spiritual Leader for newbies—explore and extract the learning from a deep, dark mystery: How did GSL and Oracle Kent make back-to-back double bogeys in … a scramble?! We also delve into how stories can send us spiralling but we can avoid crashing landings.

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60:34

Swing Thoughts 283 for May 9, 2025

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2025/05/09

GSL and Coach Tim learn more about the importance of fitting and how indoor golf can help your game year-round from Stewart Bannatyne of the Virtual Golf Club, and we delve into how accepting the vagaries of golf leads to a better experience and game. Check out www.virtualgc.ca.

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63:34

Swing Thoughts 282 for May 1, 2025

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2025/05/01

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.

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55:30

Swing Thoughts 281 for April 24, 2025

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2025/04/24

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.

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70:18

Swing Thoughts 280 for April 16, 2025

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2025/04/18

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.

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56:09

Swing Thoughts 279 for April 11, 2025

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2025/04/11

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.

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49:16

Swing Thoughts 278 for March 17, 2025

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2025/03/17

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.

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61:49

Swing Thoughts 277 for February 23, 2025

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2025/02/23

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.

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59:45

Swing Thoughts 276 for January 15, 2025

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2025/01/21

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.

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52:54

Swing Thoughts 275 for December 20, 2024

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2024/12/20

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.

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93:11

Swing Thoughts 274 for December 2, 2024

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2024/12/02

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.

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52:39

Swing Thoughts 273 for October 26, 2024

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2024/10/27

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.

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58:19

Swing Thoughts 272 for October 4, 2024

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2024/10/04

On episode #272, GSL and Coach Tim explore the wisdom of detachment—although Tim’s Dad had a different phrase for it—in Tim’s new book and how GSL put it into practice. As always, brought to you by TaylorMade Golf Canada and Oscar Bravo.

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56:44

Swing Thoughts 271 for September 21, 2024

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2024/09/22

It’s... Alive! Coach Tim’s long—very long—awaited new book, Getting Unstuck: Seven Transformational Practices for Golf Nerds is finally done and available on Amazon. GSL and Tim explore how our unspoken thoughts and unconscious behaviours keep us stuck, delve into one of the practices, and connect with GSL’s recent experience. As always, brought to you by TaylorMade Golf Canada and Oscar Bravo.

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63:49

Swing Thoughts 270 for September 15, 2024

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2024/09/15

The Fall Series begins with a special appearance from TJ Atley, the founder and head coach of the Zone Golf Academy in Vancouver. She brings over 35 years of Pro golf experience to help players young and old to be their best on and off the course. Coach Tim talks about his book launch and GSL breaks down his recent success at 4 putting! As always brought to you by TaylorMade Golf Canada and Oscar Bravo!

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55:58

Swing Thoughts 269 for August 30, 2024

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2024/08/30

It's the season ending episode and it's full of good, goofy, golf wisdom. Coach Tim gets great feedback from a recent article, GSL gets to hang with Ernie Els and Chris DeMarco and some great takeaways from the end of Season 9. As always and with gratitude we thank TaylorMade Golf, Oscar Bravo and Secret Links.

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56:26

Swing Thoughts 268 for August 23, 2024

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2024/08/23

Well it had to happen. After 268 episodes we finally screwed up a recording and so we are proud to present...a Swing Thoughts mulligan! Coach Tim and GSL talk about the "lost episode" as well we meet Joyful Golfer Mazen Kassis, someone who thinks of golf as a game. Howard is weirdly stuck on a number and Tim loses a scramble through retrogression. As always brought to you by TaylorMade Golf, Oscar Bravo and SecretLinks.golf

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