The Mental Golf Show

Host Josh Nichols shares from his own 20 years of competitive and golf psychology coaching experiences, along with years of learning psychology, as well as interviews with players, coaches, and experts in the golf industry, all with the goal of helping you think better on and off the golf course. *This podcast is not meant to apply to every individuals’ mental health. And not all opinions expressed by guests reflect Josh’s opinions and experiences.

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5: Tiger’s Win at the 2019 Masters

When you make mistakes, do you learn from them? Mistakes are inevitable. Everyone makes them. How people differ is how they RESPOND to their mistakes. Good players, mentally strong players, analyze their mistakes. They look hard in the mirror and figure out WHAT went wrong, WHEN it went wrong, HOW it went wrong, what that wrong feeling FELT like, and ultimately devise a PLAN to improve so as to correct that mistake in the future. This is what Tiger did coming off multiple close calls in the 2018...

Jun 09, 2019•9 min•Ep. 5

4: Increase Your Self-Belief

For most of my life I have fought low self-esteem, and I always seemed to have a string of thoughts running through my head like the ticker at the bottom of a news channel telling me self-critical lies. You’ve seen those people that you can tell how confident they are. You can feel it. I was never that way. But I overcame that through hard work. And you can too. Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com . Follow me! Instagram: @joshlukenichols Twitter: @joshlukenichols Fac...

Jun 02, 2019•14 min•Ep. 4

3: A Tale of Two Golfers

In this episode, I go through my post titled "A Tale of Two Golfers", in which I discuss the difference between a player who is focused primarily on their physical game, and a player with the priority of mental game improvement. How this affects the way you handle pressure situations is monumental. Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com . Follow me! Instagram: @joshlukenichols Twitter: @joshlukenichols Facebook: @JoshNicholsGolf LinkedIn: joshlukenichols Snapchat: @josh...

May 13, 2019•31 min•Ep. 3

2: Lower Importance to Raise Your Game

How you can reduce (or even eliminate) nerves by lowering the importance of the moment. Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to foundationsmp.com. Follow me! Instagram: @joshlukenichols Twitter: @joshlukenichols Facebook: @JoshNicholsGolf LinkedIn: joshlukenichols Snapchat: @joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols

May 10, 2019•5 min•Ep. 2

1: Why I Quit Pursuing Pro Golf

Meet me, Josh Nichols! I launch a new podcast and talk about why I moved on from pursuing professional golf and how I got into mental coaching. Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to foundationsmp.com. Follow me! Instagram: @joshlukenichols Twitter: @joshlukenichols Facebook: @JoshNicholsGolf LinkedIn: joshlukenichols Snapchat: @joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols

May 05, 2019•3 min•Ep. 1

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