This is some really great practical knowledge and perspective from pro golfer Alex Scott. Hope you really learn something here! Also just a small warning there is one curse word towards the end. Follow Alex on Instagram ----- 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 Facebook group or send your question to mentalgolfshow@gmail.com . Share this episode with someone who needs to ...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 19 min
Hey MGS listeners! Changing it up just a bit on the show today. Started a video series over on YouTube and wanted to drop the audio in here. I'm going to work on getting the audio better quality but for now this is the first episode of Golf Thoughts! Hope you enjoy! Also if you want to watch the episode on YouTube just click here . ----- 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 t...
Apr 05, 2021•18 min
I'll let this deep conversation speak for itself! Follow Kent on twitter: @scratchattitude Kent on instagram: @scratchattitude Kent's website where you can get his books: scratchattitude.com ----- 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 Facebook group or send your question to mentalgolfshow@gmail.com . Share this episode with someone who needs to work on their mental game! F...
Mar 29, 2021•50 min
Awesome conversation with Kolton Lapa, who as of the posting of this episode is the #2 ranked player on the SwingThought Tour. Kolton is an extremely hard worker who has made huge strides in his game due to working on his mental game and attacking his game from a more holistic approach. I hope you learn a lot from this episode! Kolton Lapa on Instagram: _koltonlapa and Twitter: @_koltonlapa ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group her...
Mar 01, 2021•46 min
On this episode of The Mental Golf Show Josh talks with a top ranked mini tour professional who plays on the SwingThought Tour along with other professional events. He's been on a tear recently having won 3 SwingThought events in a row! We talk about everything from his humble origin story in Argentina to his day to day routine as a pro golfer and what he does to make himself sharper. Alejandro Tosti on Instagram: @aletosti1 ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the community! Join The Ment...
Feb 22, 2021•25 min
How do you get to where bad weather doesn't bother you? How can you get out to the course early in the morning when you'd rather sleep? How can you build up the ability to handle tough situations and get a leg up on your competition? That's what this episode is all about. ----- Thanks for listening! Have a question about the mental game? Send your question to joshlukenichols@gmail.com . Share with someone who needs to work on their mental game! For blog posts, a 6 minute visualization routine, t...
Feb 08, 2021•16 min
We all have bad rounds. It's inevitable. It's just the law of the variance in golf. It will happen. Yet we still always hate it and get super emotional about it and often times spiral and don't know how to stop the spiral. On this episode, Josh offers ways to actually go down the correct road at the fork and work on improving this tendency. ----- Thanks for listening! Have a question about the mental game? Send your question to joshlukenichols@gmail.com . Share with someone who needs to work on ...
Jan 25, 2021•25 min
Are you the kind of player that says "I hope I hit it there" and you inevitably don't hit it where you want? Or do you say "I hope that I accomplish this big goal this year" and you wake up unmotivated and you lose your way all too quickly? I think there's a deeper reason for that. Listen to this episode of The Mental Golf Show to hear Josh's thoughts on how to combat that! ----- Thanks for listening! Have a question about the mental game? Send your question to joshlukenichols@gmail.com . Share ...
Jan 18, 2021•22 min
Do you know what it takes to make it onto a college golf team? How bout to regularly break 90? How bout to play in your state amateur tournament? These might sound like some pretty different goals, but the same principles apply to reaching all of them! And in this great interview with UNC Wilmington Coach Jonathan Bowden, we discuss the many different ways that you can improve, and the mentality that serves as foundation for that improvement. If you'd like more from Coach Jonathan Bowden, follow...
Jan 11, 2021•38 min
News flash! It's 2021! So now that it's the new year, you've probably set some goals for yourself. That's great! But that's only the first step. There's so much more that you can and should do that most people don't. So let's get into it! ----- Thanks for listening! Share with someone who needs to work on their mental game! If you'd like to reach me, send me an email at joshlukenichols@gmail.com . For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com . Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols ...
Jan 01, 2021•22 min
Try putting yourself in this mentality the next time you play, and if you're having a hard time, use this technique to help nudge you towards that mentality. ----- Thanks for listening! Share with someone who needs to work on their mental game! If you'd like to reach me, send me an email at joshlukenichols@gmail.com . For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com . Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf Everywhere...
Dec 18, 2020•20 min
This is a more introspective episode, with applications to you. I know that thinking about these things will help you! ----- Thanks for listening! Share with someone who needs to work on their mental game! If you'd like to reach me, send me an email at joshlukenichols@gmail.com . For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com . Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf Everywhere...
Dec 15, 2020•25 min
This is a huge burden that we all carry. But the freedom that comes from improving in this area feels so good. ----- Thanks for listening! Share with someone who needs to work on their mental game! If you'd like to reach me, send me an email at joshlukenichols@gmail.com . For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com . Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf Everywhere...
Dec 14, 2020•17 min
It's better to be wrong and committed than to be correct and doubtful. ----- Recorded on Friday, December 11, 2020 Thanks for listening! Share with someone who needs to work on their mental game! If you'd like to reach me, send me an email at joshlukenichols@gmail.com . For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com . Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf Everywhere...
Dec 12, 2020•12 min
How many of us try to control things we cannot control? Things that are not truly our responsibility? The more I talk about and discuss with players about the mental game, this is becoming one of the most important mental game topics that makes the most difference for the most people. ----- FYI this was recorded at 8:48pm on 12/10 but it wouldn't upload until the following morning. Thanks for listening! Share with someone who needs to work on their mental game! If you'd like to reach me, send me...
Dec 11, 2020•14 min
How many of us spend our playing time trying to swing a certain way? Trying to perform that perfect motion. Only to get to a frustrated point and give up trying to be perfect and finally just play, and actually start playing the way we wanted to all along? No? Just me? Suuuurrrrreeeee. ----- Thanks for listening! Share with someone who needs to work on their mental game! If you'd like to reach me, send me an email at joshlukenichols@gmail.com . For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com ...
Dec 09, 2020•16 min
Thanks for listening! Share with someone who needs to work on their mental game! If you'd like to reach me, send me an email at joshlukenichols@gmail.com . For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com . Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf Everywhere...
Dec 08, 2020•13 min
It's ok. Take a day.
Dec 04, 2020•2 min
FYI this was recorded at 9am, posted at 5:53pm. Thanks for listening! Share with someone who needs to work on their mental game! If you'd like to reach me, send me an email at joshlukenichols@gmail.com . For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com . Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf Everywhere...
Dec 03, 2020•23 min
Hey everybody! Josh here! Ever struggle moving on from bad shots and putts? I have a pretty strong hunch your answer is yes. Tried ways to talk yourself into moving on and forgetting about that bad shot but it didn't work? Pretty strong possibility that answer is yes too. Try this tangible, physical way to accept shots and move on. Because the only way to hit the next shot with full commitment and trust (which is your only job after all) is to fully accept the previous shot and move on. ----- Le...
Dec 02, 2020•11 min
The importance of committing to a target. ----- Thanks for listening! Share with someone who needs to work on their mental game! If you'd like to reach me, send me an email at joshlukenichols@gmail.com . For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com . Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf Everywhere...
Dec 01, 2020•15 min
At first glance, Tiger and Dustin Johnson are very different people. Personality-wise who could be more different? But they share one super important trait that you can do and can directly help you play better. Listen to hear what it is! ----- Thanks for listening! Share with someone who needs to work on their mental game! If you'd like to reach me, send me an email at joshlukenichols@gmail.com . For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com . Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols I...
Nov 30, 2020•14 min
When was the last time you played a round of golf without a bogey? It's not exactly common. How about something even more rare - playing a round without a bad shot/swing/chip/putt? It doesn't happen. Ben Hogan famously said even in his best rounds he only hit 1 or 2 perfect shots. So it's essential that you prepare mentally for bad shots, holes, scores, and tournaments. Listen for a way to do it. ----- Thanks for listening! Share with someone who needs to work on their mental game! If you'd like...
Nov 29, 2020•17 min
2 day streak! Still going... for now. The topic of this episode was inspired by working with one of my players who felt they were a totally different golfer from one day to the next. But he (and all of us) need to realize an important truth about our game. Listen to hear it! *****Bonus points to the first person to send me the name of my cat which is revealed after she so rudely (but also cutely) interrupted me***** ----- Thanks for listening! Share with someone who needs to work on their mental...
Nov 28, 2020•15 min
Yes I'm going to do this to myself. I'm going to commit to doing a daily podcast. Even if it's just something small and unedited. I want to consistently give you guys something to think about that's been on my mind, or that I've learned, or that I've discussed with one of my own mental coaching players, or just random thoughts. I already know I'm not going to pull off a daily show, so I'm going to pre-accept that failure (foreshadowing to a future episode 😉). But I'm going to put this routine i...
Nov 27, 2020•15 min
Dr. Bhrett McCabe is one of the leading coaches in the field of Sport Psychology and works with several of the top golfers in the world. In this episode we discuss the different types of personalities there are in golf, and why you should know yours. We also talk about coaching styles, and what makes certain coaches better at what they do. I highly recommend Dr. McCabe's book The Mindside Manifesto. Click here to check it out. To get more from Dr. McCabe, follow him on twitter: @DrBhrettMcCabe -...
Oct 30, 2020•44 min
Sean Denning is just a "regular guy". He works a regular job. Has a regular family. Has regular time constraints. Yet he improved his handicap from around a 4, into a scratch in just over a year. Now at first glance that might not sound like a lot and it might sound like a long time. But look at your improvement during your own life. Has it been dramatic? Has it been fast? If you're like me, then most likely not. Improvement is slow in golf, and making big strides is really difficult. And the be...
Oct 23, 2020•34 min
If you feel like you are never living up to the standard you'd like to reach, maybe you need to look at your expectations for yourself. It can change everything about you and your golf game, and for the better. If you'd like to get more from Jon Sherman, head to practical-golf.com or follow him on twitter @practicalgolf Thanks for listening! Follow me on twitter: @joshlukenichols...
Oct 17, 2020•54 min
Robert Linville (owner of Precision Golf School in Greensboro, NC) is probably the most knowledgeable person in the golf industry I know. He has over 30 years experience working with golfers, from beginners to USGA champions. Hopefully you'll be able to glean a little knowledge off of this episode. Follow Robert on Instagram and Twitter: @rlprecisiongolf Follow me on twitter! @joshlukenichols My mental coaching business: foundationsmp.com...
Oct 03, 2020•44 min
You've heard the phrase "Stick to the process" or "focus on the process" or "the process is more important than the result" right? Probably more than you'd like. But what does it mean? This conversation with Kellen Lee, one of the mental coaches for the San Francisco Giants baseball organization, dives deep into that very topic, and how having a clear process can actually help you play better. And not to mention a ton of other super valuable stuff. I hope you enjoy! Tweet me! @joshlukenichols...
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr
