Sports parents get counsel from Coach Tim and GSL on how to stop worrying and—for some—stop living vicariously through your kid; also, GSL says he feels safe in Mexico and how he played—wait for it—only for fun. Sponsored by TaylorMade Golf Canada and Par4success.com
We dive into Tim’s new YouTube video Why Your Child is Under-Performing—And What to Do About it

• Many kids give up sports (and music) because of over-involved parents
• Don’t be your kids coach; be a parent
• Too much advice and criticism can seriously damage your relationship with your kid

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Golf Digest Senior Writer Chris Powers joins GSL and Coach Tim to probe the nuances of playing music on the course and golf etiquette, and we introduce Nick Frias, our new social media manager. Brought to you by Par4success.com and TaylorMade Canada.

·      Chris explains how music is a perfect fit for his “Stupid Golf Problems" column
·      We explore where to play music—hint: not at super private clubs and tourneys
·      Chris shares his affinity for fellow New Jersey native Chris Gotterup

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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.

• Check out the Mind Factor Certification Course
• The regular price is £799
• As a STD, you get a discount of £100 if you input code HUMBLEH.

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. 

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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 [email protected].

Playing music and golf intersect on our last podcast of 2025 as GSL and Coach Tim dive into the similarities between what makes—and doesn’t—for good and bad performance. Interestingly, Bruce Springsteen looms large. Brought to you by par4success.com. All the best to our SDTs this holiday and in 2026.

STDs—Swing Thoughts Devotees—Grant McDougall, David Linkchorst and Kent Osborne join GSL and Coach Tim to share what they learned this golf season and from their favourite Swing Thoughts episodes. Brought to you by par4success.com.

Jim Waldron, legendary golf instructor who marries East and West, visits GSL and Coach Tim for a fascinating exploration of how golfers create their own suffering and how to mitigate it, the benefits of one-pointed attention, and how feel trumps thinking. Brought to you by par4success.com. 

Note that to understand what Jim is showing us about the golf swing, you can watch this episode on YouTube, like most episodes of Swing Thoughts.

Marcus Bell, founder of GRF Golf, busts apart many traditional assumptions with GSL and Coach Tim about how golfers improve and shares how focusing on learning, feeling and experiencing our movements leads to genuine and lasting improvement. Brought to you by par4success.com

Chris DiMarco, three-time PGA Tour winner, chats with GSL and Coach Tim about duelling Tiger Woods in his prime, making the winning putt in the 2005 Presidents Cup, and being the first on the PGA Tour to use the claw putting grip. Brought to you by par4success.com.

On #301, we welcome back Dr. Raymond Prior, author of Golf Beneath the Surface, for an amazing discussion about acceptance, playing freely and how the Europeans overcame the pressure and abusive environment at the Ryder Cup, brought to you by Par4Success golf fitness.

No. 300! GSL and Coach Tim celebrate our 300th show in our 10th year with stories, an appearance from mentor and PGA Tour Coach Paul Dewland, and exhortations for “300 more!” Thanks STDs for your support! Brought to you by par4success.com.