Swing Thoughts 307 for January 30, 2026

Swing Thoughts 307 for January 30, 2026

Author: The Sonar Network January 30, 2026 Duration: 1:03:26
Chris Finn of Par4Success.com joins GSL and Coach Tim for the first episode of 2026 and shares insights on how improving your mobility and strength helps you play better and we welcome back TaylorMade Canada as a sponsor. 

  • We had a great conversation with Chris about winter golf-specific fitness programs, including:
  • Mobility work should be your priority
  • TFL rolling improves hip flexibility and reduces lower back pain
  • The Par4Success program helps golfers safely increase club head speed ·     
  • GSL is doing the program and now has less muscle soreness and better mobility … and he’s hitting the ball farther!

To find out more about Par4Success, click here.

FOS (Friend of Show) Karl Morris has launched his new online coaching certification course. Even if you’re not a coach, it will also make you a better player.

We are excited to welcome back TaylorMade Canada as a sponsor, whose new Qi4D Driver helped propel Scottie Scheffler to his 20th PGA Tour win. 

Coach Tim says goals are great, but you’re better to focus on intentions, which are based on action and process rather than results. 

You can watch this episode of Swing Thoughts on YouTube.  Give us a like! Share a comment! 

GSL is also co-host of the legendary Humble & Fred Show. Check out their very funny weekday morning show. 

To learn more about Coach Tim, click on www.oconnorgolf.ca. Read his blog at toconnor.substack.com.

Want a free one-on-one coaching session with Coach Tim? Send an email to tim@oconnorgolf.ca.

Hosted by The Sonar Network, Swing Thoughts explores the often overlooked inner game of golf. This isn't a technical breakdown of swing mechanics or equipment reviews. Instead, each conversation delves into the psychology, the pressures, and the unspoken mental challenges every golfer faces, from the weekend warrior to the touring professional. Guided by golf expert Tim O'Connor and Humble Howard Glassman, the podcast creates an engaging space where the mental hurdles of the game are openly discussed and dissected. Listeners will find a blend of personal anecdotes, practical strategies for overcoming frustration and maintaining focus, and insightful commentary on the mindset required to play better and enjoy the game more. The discussions are grounded in real experience, offering relatable perspectives that go far beyond simple tips. Tuning into this podcast feels like eavesdropping on a thoughtful conversation between two knowledgeable friends at the nineteenth hole, where the topic always returns to what happens between the ears before, during, and after a shot. It's for anyone who has ever stood over a putt and felt their confidence waver, or who wants to understand how the mental landscape directly shapes performance on the course. Swing Thoughts builds on the idea that great audio is a theater for the mind, making a show about golf's mental side a perfect fit.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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Swing Thoughts 298 for August 29, 2025 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:49
Qigong trainer Gill Carmody enlightens GSL and Coach Tim on how elements of the practice of Qigong assist golfers in entering a state of flow, taking advantage of momentum, and feeling balanced in golf—and in life.
Swing Thoughts 297 for August 22, 2025 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:10
Erika Larkin, a Golf Digest Top 50 Teacher in US, joins GSL and Coach Tim to share how you can improve with a natural motion that is less about mechanics and more about harnessing momentum, balance and tempo.
Swing Thoughts 296 for August 15, 2025 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:23
GSL and Coach Tim connect with Chris Finn, CEO of Par4Success, about the importance of strength, flexibility and rotation in preventing injuries and playing your best golf. GSL learns he’s an "Oh-Four," but there’s nowhe…
Swing Thoughts 295 for August 8, 2025 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:22
Something different! Coach Tim and GSL are featured on the Mind Caddie podcast hosted by European coach Karl Morris to talk about the growth of Swing Thoughts, the value of sharing our thoughts, and how golf is a portal…
Swing Thoughts 294 for August 1, 2025 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:48
GSL and Coach Tim welcome Lindsay Knowlton, founder of Iron Lady Golf, who shares how more women can get into the game, feel comfortable, and—novel concept warning!—have fun.
Swing Thoughts 293 for July 25, 2025 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:31
Coach Tim and GSL welcome LPGA Professional Debbie O’Connell who shares her wisdom how to release mindset blocks on the golf course and in life, and we marvel at Scottie Scheffler’s brilliant execution in winning the Ope…
Swing Thoughts 292 for July 18, 2025 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:12
GSL and Coach Tim further explore the performance-enhancing Quiet Eyes technique, revisit DECADE and the value of “expectation management,” and we debrief Scottie Scheffler’s intriguing comment that “golf is not fulfilli…
Swing Thoughts 291 for July 4, 2025 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:36
Coach Tim and GSL welcome back Karl Morris, Hall of Fame level Friend of Show, and dive into how knowing the difference between a training mindset and a playing mindset can help you bring your range game to the course.
Swing Thoughts 290 for June 27, 2025 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:23
GSL and Coach Tim explain how Quiet Eyes steadies your putting nerves and stroke, how your mind's negative bias can keep you stuck, and we dissect another GSL debacle (he didn't make another 10!).
Swing Thoughts 289 for June 20, 2025 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:20:42
Coach Tim and GSL debrief J.J. Spaun’s resilient U.S. performance, explore whether golf instruction is a “Ponzi scheme,” and go deep on GSL’s three shanks and a missed-one incher in another missed qualifier. Is GSL’s ins…