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What is your golf game grounded on?
The late Bruce Lietzke won 13 PGA Tour events but he was more focused on his family
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It's hard to resist the old point and shoot
It's easier to judge than take responsibility for our own stuff
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You can't change what you're not aware of
Take the mystery out of your game by feeling your swing rather than thinking about it
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I got mad, it felt bad, I was sad, but now I'm ... well, less of a danger with anger
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If you can't always get what you want, you might just find you're getting what you believe
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Change your belief; change your swing
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Random thoughts on an emphatic Canadian moment
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The paradoxical freeing power of commitment
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Surrender? Are you kidding? How an alien concept can be an act of rebellion
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Reflections on why we play, dear ol' Dad, and his 'Don't-Give-a-Sh*t Swing' Method
And news on your agent's book inching its way to Amazon
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Relax. You care, but no one else does
While you tell your sad story, your buddies are thinking about theirs
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The 3 P's of how to get really good at golf: Practice, process and patience
YouTube can be amazing if you go down the right rabbit-holes
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You may never exorcise your Perfectionist demon, but you can learn to mute him
He comes off all blustery, but he's really a coward
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Surrender? Are you kidding? How an alien concept can be an act of rebellion
Which would you rather do? Micromanage yourself or let it rip?
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The greatest risk of an improv class isn't that you're not funny
Whether it's golf or any kind of performance, your beliefs run the show
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If you can't always get what you want, you might just find you're getting what you believe
Mired in mediocrity? Consider how the world occurs to you
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Up & Down
Up & Down
Up & 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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