Swing Thoughts

Fred Shoemaker, founder of Extraordinary Golf and one of the world's great coaches, shares his wisdom on drawing on your inner brilliance to have more fun and play your best golf. Listen, repeat, listen, repeat...

Brooke Henderson's coach Tristan Mullally provides insights on the Canadian phenom, we introduce our snobby Must-Read Golf Books section and we prep for the Canadian Open.

Zoke, aka Dick Zokol, does double duty: chats about working with Weirsy and he tries extricating Humble from golf hell while Timmer talks about icky feelings.

Doing some good. We reflect on playing in fundraiser for ill-and-injured Canadian vets, the insane notion of having fun playing golf and how committing to trust is good but hard.

Oh Canada! We deconstruct Brooke Henderson's first major win in KPMG Women's PGA Championship, and dissect Howard's icky 96 at the Nash. Sharp objects no longer a concern.

The inner game of tennis applied to golf. We serve up great insights from Alan Trivett, a former Tennis Canada director and world ranked tennis player who became a single digit golfer.

Tim facilitates Howard in moving out of shank denial while applauding his brilliant save from mulch and usual self-implosion, and they welcome ClubLink's Glencairn Golf Club in Milton as a new sponsor.

Sports psychologist Charles Fitzsimmons of Eclipse Performance plays golf with Howard and makes diagnosis about his game and prescribes some approaches to help with yours.

Todd Graves, student of Moe Norman and co-founder of Graves Golf Academy, shares the secrets of the single-plane swing utilized by PGA Tour sensation Bryson DeChambeau and how Moe's miss-'em-quick approach will help you play better - and certainly faster.

Jay Gilbert, founder of Biirdie.com, talks about his great online program that acts like your mental game scorecard, which Howard and Tim think is the best thing since Sean Foley first listened to Bob Marley.

TaylorMade Canada's Stewart Bannatyne previews new TM gear for 2016, the fun of fitting, and Tim and Howard debate Paige Spiranac cover of Golf Digest although we both like it.

Karl Morris, Europe's top performance coach, helps us debrief what went right and wrong for Danny Willett and Jordan Spieth, and Howard and Tim discuss the role of feelings in golf in a non-icky way.

Hello friends. Former PGA Tour player Richard Zokol shares his Masters memories on Swing Thoughts, providing insights on handling pressure, preparing mentally, and the courage of Ernie Els. Lots of laughs and learning.

The ever-fascinating Sean Foley takes a deep dive on the mental, spiritual and fun part of the game, and his own journey from junior golf to coaching PGA Tour players. Listen twice to catch it all!

Martin Chuck, inventor of the popular Tour Striker training club, has become one of North American's top instructors. From his roots with George Knudson and Ben Kern at Toronto's National Golf Club, Chuck has developed an effective approach to improvement that is focused on learning and feeling what's going on in the body. Learn how to compress the ball - and play the piano!

We once knew Paul Dewland when he was just Paul. Now he's Guru to PGA and LPGA tour players and living in Florida. Paul dispenses wisdom on what golfers can control vs. influence, and the necessary "discomfort" required to improve your game. Howard revisits Tim's shank-o-rama round, and Tim coaches Howard on first-game-of-the-season heebie jeebies.

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January 13, 2016

In this episode, we focus on Tiger Woods and interview acclaimed golf writer Lorne Rubenstein, whose recent article in Time provided a surprisingly open look at the life of an athlete who transcended golf.