The Mental Golf Show

Sign up for The Mental Re-Grip weekly newsletter here. ----- Do you try to focus on your swing during a round of golf? I think you need to have better boundaries. Let's work through it together. ----- Episode chapters: 1:50 - Tournament scenario 6:49 - The Problem 7:58 - The Solution 9:52 - Your new reality 15:07 - Outro ----- Submit your podcast topic suggestions here. ----- Interested in working...

Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler, Dylan Frittelli, Tim Herron, Doug Ghim, Jhonattan Vegas, and dozens of All-Americans were all coached by the same guy: John Fields. Listen in to Josh's conversation with this coaching legend. ----- Episode chapters: 1:41 - Coach Fields Introduction 4:40 - What made Coach Fields want to be a college golf coach 6:27 - What’s Coach Fields’ “why”? 8:56 - Coach Fields’...

Why aren't you able to perform in the clutch and win an event? Why do you falter when you've been able to do well the entire tournament up to that point? What do you do wrong in the big moment that causes you to lose? On this episode, Josh talks through the different concepts for how you can perform well when the pressure is highest. ----- Have ideas for a topic or questions for The Mental Golf Sh...

Top-ranked amateur Pierceson Coody joins Josh to discuss being ranked #1 on the WAGR, the Walker Cup, playing in the 2021 US Open, the pressure of playing with Rickie Fowler in the US Open qualifier, how to deal with the pressure of huge events, moving on from bad shots and bad rounds, his practice routine, his 10 year goal as a future professional golfer, and more. ----- Get your questions featur...

Another year gone, another year here. What are you going to try to accomplish next year? You need a process for how you're going to go about accomplishing your goals, and Josh walks you through exactly that. ----- Get your questions featured on The Mental Golf Show by posting on social with the hashtag #askmentalgolfshow or by tagging @mentalgolfshow on twitter or instagram . ----- Interested in w...

Maybe you know this feeling: you're stuck in a rut of shooting the same range of scores over and over. This can be very frustrating, especially when you finally have a good round going. But it doesn't have to be this way. There's a way to break through that barrier and shoot lower. Josh explains how in this episode. ----- Get your questions featured on The Mental Golf Show by posting on social wit...

Get your questions featured on The Mental Golf Show by posting on social with the hashtag #askmentalgolfshow or by tagging @mentalgolfshow on twitter or instagram . ----- How much thought have you REALLY put into your pre-shot routine? Josh takes a deep dive on how to make your pre-shot routine an asset to your golf game. ----- Interested in working one-on-one with Josh as your mental coach? Head...

Take the Mental Game Assessment here ----- What can you do to overcome that deep lack of confidence when you know you aren't playing well right now? Josh details two primary ways that you can fight this mentality. ----- Question: When was your last great round of golf? Let the MGS community know! Head over to The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here Interested in working with Josh as your mental c...

On this episode, Josh walks through his goals for improving this off-season and what specifically he plans to do, and how you can formulate a plan to be ready for next season. ----- Question: What do you plan on doing this off-season? Let the MGS community know! Head over to The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here Interested in working with Josh as your mental coach? Head to foundationsmp.com or...

Take the Mental Game Assessment here ----- Josh recaps his run at the 2021 U.S. Mid Amateur and helps you learn how to use your mind to handle tournament golf in the best way possible. ----- Question: What is your mental mantra during a round? Let the MGS community know! Head over to The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here Interested in working with Josh as your mental coach? Head to foundationsm...

Take the Mental Game Assessment here ----- What do you do to be a better player under pressure? In this episode Josh discusses what you need to do to become a better pressure player. ----- Question: What is your practice schedule like? How many hours a week do you get to practice? What percentage of time do you give to different parts of your game? Is there a way you feel like you could practice b...

Take the Mental Game Assessment here ----- What do you focus on during a round of golf? Are you caught up in what others think? Do you worry about things you can't control? In this episode we learn from Patrick Cantlay's recent success and his process of how he handles a round of golf. ----- Question: What distracts you during a round of golf? Let the MGS community know! Join The Mental Golf Show...

Thanks for listening! Like this episode? Share it with someone who needs to hear it! Take the Mental Game Assessment here Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here Have a question or comment about the mental game? Send it in to mentalgolfshow@gmail.com . For a 6 minute visualization exercise, blog posts, to work with Josh 1-on-1, and more head to foundationsmp...

We all know this situation. But do we all have the tools for how to handle it properly? In this episode, Josh helps you learn what to think when you don't know which end of the club to hold. ----- Thanks for listening! Like this episode? Share it with someone who needs to hear it! Take the Mental Game Assessment here Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here H...

On this episode, Josh has some updates on the show, and he gives you advice on how to prepare for tournaments based on his own experiences preparing for USGA U.S. Mid-Ams. ----- Thanks for listening! Like this episode? Share it with someone who needs to hear it! Take the Mental Game Assessment here Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here Have a question abou...

Take the Mental Game Assessment here ----- On this episode of The Mental Golf Show, Josh Nichols opens up his journal to show what a good mental game looks like in action from his own playing career. Going very practical in this one. ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here Have a question about the mental game? Share them with the...

Take the Mental Game Assessment here ----- On this episode of The Mental Golf Show, Josh Nichols picks out the awesome things Phil attributed his historic PGA Championship win to, and a ton of it is mental. Link to ASAP Sports transcripts: http://www.asapsports.com/show_events.php?category=4&year=2021&title=PGA+CHAMPIONSHIP ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the MGS community! Join The Men...

Take the Mental Game Assessment here: https://joshlukenichols.wixsite.com/foundationsmp/assessment ----- On this episode we tackle the all-too-familiar issue of not getting enough practice, and what that does to your expectations. The "forgive yourself quickly" episode of Get a Grip with Max Homa and Shane Bacon on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-55-max-wins-at-riviera/id14923...

Take the Mental Game Assessment: https://joshlukenichols.wixsite.com/foundationsmp/assessment On today's episode, Josh talks with a rookie on the Symmetra Tour, Beth Wu, about the start she's gotten off to, the mental game aspects she is working on, the struggles she'd had, and her very recent revelation that Beth and Josh thinks everyone needs to have. Also, ever wondered how a pro golfer moves o...

Take the Mental Game Assessment - https://joshlukenichols.wixsite.com/foundationsmp/assessment On today's episode, Josh recounts his experience of years and years of struggles and plateaus and slumps due to lack of good coaching, and what he did to resolve that. And how you can use his experience to choose the right coach for you. ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the MGS community! Join...

Take the Mental Game Assessment: https://joshlukenichols.wixsite.com/foundationsmp/assessment On today's episode, Josh has a conversation with a professional golfer, Michael Hébert. There is some awesome stuff in here that can apply to any player at any level of the game. ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here Have a question abo...

Ever feel like you live and die by every single shot or hole or round? Not only is that unhealthy in general, that will negatively affect your playing ability. Learn from a pro golfer that balance is a much better way to golf, and live. ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here. Have a question about the mental game? Share them with...

I played a golf tournament and documented my thoughts as I went through the week. I felt like I would want to be able to reference back to how I was thinking, and that it could possibly help somebody with how they should think before, during, and after an important round, or any round for that matter. ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook...

This is mostly just a guess, but I'm willing to bet that 95% of golfers are nervous on their first tee shot. What could go wrong, how is today going to go, am I going to get off to a good start, will today be my best round or my worst round, I've gotta show my playing partners I'm not terrible. All of these thoughts will lead to nervousness on the first tee. So... what should we think instead? ---...

Going practical here with something we can all relate to. I know all the times I've got off to a "bad" start and the emotions that come flooding in afterward. But you can fight it! Use these techniques to handle that adversity better next time. ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here. Have a question about the mental game? Share t...