It’s Golf Thought Thursday where we work through common mental game struggles and explore the ways you can improve so you can shoot better scores. On today’s Golf Thought Thursday we’re going to be working through negative thoughts and their affect on your game. Should you avoid negative thoughts? Ignore them? Try to be positive instead? ----- Want to be a SPONSOR on The Mental Golf Show? Email me with inquiries at mentalgolfshow@gmail.com ----- Are you a competitive golfer? Interested in...
Jul 06, 2023•10 min
This is Part 2 of 2 with Will Shaw, PhD where we dive deep on how to plan your practice to get the most out of your time. If you're like me then you don't have much time, so maximizing that time is essential. ----- Will Shaw's website: https://golfinsideruk.com/ Will Shaw's Golf Practice App BreakX Golf: https://breakxgolf.com/ ----- Want to be a SPONSOR on The Mental Golf Show? Email me with inquiries at mentalgolfshow@gmail.com ----- Are you a competitive golfer? Interested in working 1...
Jul 04, 2023•36 min
It’s Golf Thought Thursday where we work through common mental game struggles and explore the ways you can improve so you can shoot better scores. On today’s Golf Thought Thursday we’re going to be working through choking. What is it, what it comes from, and how to address it. ----- Want to be a SPONSOR on The Mental Golf Show? Email me with inquiries at mentalgolfshow@gmail.com ----- Are you a competitive golfer? Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your Golf Psychology Coach? Head ...
Jun 29, 2023•11 min
On today’s episode we have Will Shaw. He’s the founder of the popular golf website Golf Insider UK which heavily covers better ways to practice. He’s a PGA Pro who works with players on their swings and their physical training. He teaches as Leeds Beckett University on sport biomechanics and skill acquisition, which means he specializes in the most optimal ways to practice. He has his masters in in exercise science, and his PhD in biomedical science. He knows a ton about practice and that makes ...
Jun 27, 2023•37 min
On today’s episode we’re talking about the yips. How do yips start, why do they continue, and how to systematically get rid of them. You’re going to hear me use the word yips a lot in this episode, which might at first make you feel uncomfortable. But I believe naming it, talking about it openly, and facing your fears can destigmatize it in your own mind. So hang there and lean into it. And this isn’t just about the yips. This applies to anytime your fear of an outcome takes over and causes you ...
Jun 20, 2023•18 min
On today’s episode we have Henry Shimp. He recently graduated from playing at Stanford. His scoring average was 72.45 across 120 rounds, he was PAC 12 scholar athlete of the year in 2022. He was part of Stanfords NCAA team victory in 2019. And he now runs a golf podcast called The Tie. It’s a fascinating podcast where he and his co host Walker Simas talk with a wide variety of people about their tie to golf. This episode is a little different. We take our time getting to the nitty gritty of golf...
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 21 min
I have one major regret from when I finished runner-up in the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur, and we talk through it on this episode. ----- Take the Mental Game Assessment and learn your top mental game traits and your areas in most need of improvement. ----- Click here to sign up for The Mental Re-Grip ⛳️ newsletter to receive golf psychology help in your email inbox every-ish Tuesday. ----- Have a suggestion for a topic or guest? Drop your suggestions here. ----...
Jun 06, 2023•20 min
"Dr. J" Jason Novetsky joins The Mental Golf Show. He's notably the mental coach for the Chasing Scratch guys. On this episode he talks talk pressure, emotions, identity as a person/golfer, and much more. ----- Dr. Jason Novetsky's links: Website: www.champmindset.com Twitter: @jsnovetskyphd Instagram: @champion_mindset_group ----- Take the Mental Game Assessment and learn your top mental game traits and your areas in most need of improvement. ----- Click here to sign ...
May 30, 2023•48 min
On this episode, we talk about meditation. What is it? How to do it? Why should I do it? How will it help my golf game? And if you’re interested in nerding out with me and want to read more about the benefits of meditation/mindfulness practice, here’s the best research paper I’ve personally read about it: Meditation experience is associated with difference in default mode network activity and connectivity https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51825876_Meditation_Experience_Is_Associated_with_...
May 23, 2023•27 min
On today’s episode we have Sasho MacKenzie Co-Founder of The Stack System swing speed trainer Biomechanist Professor Works 1-on-1 with some of the best players in the world Has worked directly with Matt Fitzpatrick on making dramatic gains in his distance He’s not directly related to golf psychology, but there’s a lot here that can help you think differently about your improvement. ----- Sasho MacKenzie on Twitter: @SashoMacKenzie The Stack System: thestacksystem.com The Stack System FAQ page Ju...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 16 min
On this episode we have Raymond Prior yet again. If you’ve been listening to this podcast for any length of time you know who he is. But in case you haven’t he is a performance consultant to high performers in many different industries, and works with player at the top of the golfing world. As you’ve probably heard me talk about before, he is dropping his new book Golf Beneath the Surface: The New Science of Golf Psychology. It will be available May 9 so the link to go grab it is below. We get i...
May 02, 2023•1 hr 25 min
On today’s episode we have Dr. Mike Grevlos. He’s a speaker, consultant, performance coach to golfers, professor of motivation, performance, sport psychology, and neuroscience. He’s also the author of The Motivation Game: A Course on the Psychology of Golf Improvement which has been an Amazon Bestseller in the Golf and Sport Psychology genre. Some specific things he’s done that have stood out to me are his research on deliberate practice in college athletes and his articles on motivation and how...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 29 min
On this episode of The Mental Golf Show we have special guest Patrick Grimes. He's a former Stanford player, teammate and caddie for Patrick Rodgers, mini tour and PGA Tour player, and now swing and golf psychology coach. We talk about his journey through the college and mini tour ranks, then we talk about how psychology came into play into the 2023 Masters with Rahm, Brooks, Rory, Tiger, and how it can all apply to your game. ----- Patrick Grimes on instagram: patrickgrimesgolf ----- Take the...
Apr 11, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Welcome to part 2 of 2 where Raymond Prior, PhD and I work through another set of common golf psychology myths. If you haven't listened to part 1, I highly recommend it. In part 1 we talked about myths and cliches like “just be positive”, why distracting yourself is unhelpful, how you can’t just will the ball into the hole or make yourself focus, and it’s impossible to just forget a bad shot. We also had a little bonus at the end talking about block vs random practice and how much you should be ...
Apr 05, 2023•55 min
In Dr. Prior’s upcoming book Golf Beneath the Surface ( Amazon link to purchase --not an ad), a major theme is how the cliches and catch phrases and mental tips and tricks that we've heard so many times are mostly just myths. They’ve been generally accepted as truths but don't actually have much or any supporting evidence to back them up. So you could look at this episode as a teaser for the book and some of the deeper evidence based psychology that you will learn reading it, but I think equippi...
Mar 28, 2023•48 min
Hey everyone welcome to another episode of The Mental Golf Show! On this episode we have Dr. Rob Bell, author, ultramarathoner, and he works with some of the best golfers in the world on their mental performance. We cover a ton of great stuff (full list of topics below) so be sure to take some notes and apply them to your game and life. ----- Find out more about Dr. Rob Bell: Website - drrobbell.com Instagram - @drrobbell Twitter - @drrobbell LinkedIn - @drrobbell ----- Episode topics 00:00 Intr...
Mar 21, 2023•58 min
On this episode of The Mental Golf Show, we have Coach Nicole Erickson to discuss identity in golf, the problem with outcome-focus, managing anger and frustration, handling pressure and nerves, how to track your mental game improvement, and more. But before we get into the episode, I encourage you to go take the Mental Game Assessment. It’s a 15 minute personality quiz, but for golf. When you complete it, I’ll send you a personalized report of your results that will tell you what your mental str...
Mar 13, 2023•39 min
If you want to learn more about what good practice is, how to structure your practice, what to spend your time doing in practice, or just generally anything about practice, and you want to hear from a very knowledgeable person on that subject, then you’ve come to right place. We've got guest Paul Mindel on to relay his experience and learning on the subject of all things practice. Click here to check out Paul Mindel's wisconsingolfacademy.com ----- Topics: 4:51 - The different facets in golf you...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Hello everybody welcome to another episode of The Mental Golf Show. Hope you're getting the year off to a good start. And even if you're not, the first couple weeks of the year have very little to do with where you are right now or the rest of year, so stay in the present and keep going. I actually have a brief thing to mention about goals in this episode, and maybe even more in future episodes. But today we're going to be working through reducing that mental chatter and helping you stop the men...
Jan 16, 2023•17 min
Attention is important. It’s been proven in scientific studies over and over again. And we can all attest to its importance from our own experience. We know when we’re distracted it hurts our game. So how can we improve our attention? And how can we apply that to goal-setting for the new year? Sources: (1) Sollisch, J. (August, 2010). Multitasking makes us all a little dumber. Chicago Tribune. https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-xpm-2010-08-10-ct-oped-0811-multitask-20100810-story.html . (...
Dec 26, 2022•15 min
In working with players on improving their golf psychology, there are seemingly infinitely different types of scenarios that players can go through. And what’s crazy is they’re almost always unique. And that might be because each of us have developed our own different habits based on our own unique history and personality. Not just any advice will help you untangle these unhelpful habits. Golf isn’t one size fits all. So while advice needs to be generic enough to help almost everyone, it can nev...
Dec 19, 2022•20 min
Coach Jon Stabler is the co-founder of GolfPsych golf mental game coaching school. He is also the co-author of The 8 Traits Of Champion Golfers: How To Develop The Mental Game Of A Pro. Click here to check out GolfPsych Click here to check out The 8 Traits Of Champion Golfers ----- Click here to sign up for The Mental Re-Grip ⛳️ newsletter to receive golf psychology help in your email inbox every-ish Tuesday. ----- Take the Mental Game Assessment and learn your top mental game traits and your ar...
Dec 12, 2022•47 min
We dive into a little bit of brain science to help you learn what stress is, why it happens, what it feels like, when it's unhelpful, and how to manage your level of stress so you can play better golf. ----- Click here to sign up for The Mental Re-Grip ⛳️ newsletter to receive golf psychology help in your email inbox every-ish Tuesday. ----- Take the Mental Game Assessment and learn your top mental game traits and your areas in most need of improvement. ----- Have a suggestion for a topic or gue...
Dec 05, 2022•13 min
Kai Laird is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant who runs a mental coaching business, The Performance Pursuit. He works with golfers, as well as athletes from all sports. Scroll down for a list of topics from this episode and their time stamps. ----- Episode links: The Performance Pursuit - Website @theperformancepursuit - Instagram @TPPursuit - Twitter @kaimarelaird - Instagram @KaimareLaird - Twitter ----- Episode topics: 3:38 - Kai Laird, CMPC 11:58 - The value of a CMPC 17:08 - The mos...
Jun 13, 2022•53 min
Dr. Dane Anderson is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Mental Performance Consultant who brings some excellent new thoughts to the show that will help you improve yourself and therefore your golf game. ----- Episode link: Dr. Dane Anderson - Website ----- Episode chapters: 4:19 - Intro 9:36 - The importance of mental health 17:42 - How Dane Anderson is improving himself 21:30 - Core beliefs as the common theme between therapy and sport performance 30:51 - Perfectionism, fear of f...
May 30, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Dora Kurimay is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant, a researcher, and an author. She brings some great knowledge on topics that can directly help you play better golf through improving your mind. ----- Episode links: Dora Kurimay's Website Dora Kurimay's Books @dorakurimay - Twitter @dorakurimay - Instagram ----- Take the Mental Game Assessment and learn your top mental game traits and your areas in most need of improvement. ----- Have a suggestion for a topic or guest? Drop your suggesti...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Sarah Taylor is a Mental Performance Coach that works with players on the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour. She has her Masters in Sport Psychology. In this great conversation Sarah and Josh cover acceptance, awareness, confidence, consistency, hard work, grit and perseverance, and what separates the best from the rest. ----- Episode links: @sarahjctaylor - Instagram @sarahjchaffee - Twitter ----- Take the Mental Game Assessment and learn your top mental game traits and your areas in most need of im...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Drew Morgan is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant who works with athletes of all sports. Coach Morgan brings his expertise from his own sport experience as well as his years as a mental coach. In this episode we cover the psychology of injury, flow, confidence, self-belief, managing expectations, moving on from bad shots, enjoying the game, and much more. ----- Episode links: Mental Coach Morgan Website @mentalcoachmorgan - Instagram @mentalcoachmorg - Twitter Individual and Small Group M...
Apr 04, 2022•47 min
Dr. Rick Sessinghaus has been coaching the game for decades, with his most notable student being Collin Morikawa for the past 17 years. You’ll learn a ton from Dr. Rick in this episode about the zone, pressure, expectations, shot strategy, peaking at the right time, staying patient through difficult times, and oh yeah, lots about Collin Morikawa, and much more. ----- Episode links: Flow Code Golf Academy - Dr. Rick Sessinghaus Golf: The Ultimate Mind Game — Your Path to Peak Performance On and O...
Mar 21, 2022•59 min
We slow things down this week on The Mental Golf Show. Josh is joined by legendary psychologist Dr. Joseph Parent to talk about mindfulness, awareness, and playing within yourself. Dr. Parent is author of Zen Golf and has worked with world number one players Vijay Singh and Kristie Kerr. ----- Episode links: Dr. Parent’s website Dr. Parent’s Mindfulness Practices - YouTube ----- Have a suggestion for a topic or guest? Drop your suggestions here. ----- Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as yo...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 6 min
