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by Josh Nichols
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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- Today1h 34m
295: Steve Kamb - How to Try Again, Play More Free, and Not Let Fear Wreck Your Game
Get Steve Kamb’s new book How to Try Again: An Approachable Guide to Navigating Chaos and Making Change THAT STICKS (Amazon link) ----- Steve Kamb is the author of the brand new book How to Try Again: An Approachable Guide to Navigating Chaos and Making Change THAT STICKS. In this conversation (and in his book) Steve helps us learn about life and golf and the many parallels between the two. We talk about failure, redefining, reframing and better understanding failure, the relationship between failure and fear and our deep need for survival, the importance of self-compassion and acceptance while also navigating change, finding the balance of playing the game you currently have and improving the game you currently have, practical strategies for letting go of control and expectations, theories Steve talks about like Expectation Bankruptcy and Failing Compassionately, and how to use experimentation and taking small steps to foster growth. The mission of The Mental Golf Show is to explore high performance through the lens of golf, and this conversation hits right in the strike zone of that mission. ----- Timestamps & Topics: 00:00 - Intro 3:16 - Redefining and Having a Better Relationship with Failure 13:06 - ⛳️ The Divot Board: Get 10% off at divotboard.com/mentalgolfshow using code 'MentalGolf10'. 14:43 - Expectations, Plans for the Future, and Acceptance to Play Golf More Freely 33:42 - 🏌️♂️ Basic Practice Plan - Practice made simple, intentional, and accountable. 34:45 - It Feels Less Scary to Play Scared, and How to Play Freely 39:29 - Expectation Bankruptcy: Our Lives and Golf Games Are Different, Now What? 52:36 - Acceptance vs. Change: Playing the Golf Game You Have vs. Reaching for the Golf Game You Want 57:50 - 🎯 Shot Pattern - The Golf GPS App Designed to Help You Play Smarter Golf - Start a free trial and get 20% off by using the discount code 'MENTALGOLFSHOW' or click this link to go straight there. 59:48 - Should We Try to “Find It” On the Course? Or Play What We Have That Day? 1:09:41 - All Or Nothing: Making a BETTER Choice, Not the PERFECT Choice 1:26:26 - Letting Go Of Future Results 1:29:46 - Steve Kamb’s book: How to Try Again (Amazon link) ----- 📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement. ----- Mentioned in this episode: ⛳️ The Divot Board: Get 10% off at divotboard.com/mentalgolfshow using code 'MentalGolf10'. 🏌️♂️ Basic Practice Plan - Practice made simple, intentional, and accountable. 🎯 Shot Pattern - The Golf GPS App Designed to Help You Play Smarter Golf - Start a free trial and get 20% off by using the discount code 'MENTALGOLFSHOW' or click this link to go straight there. ----- Josh's stuff: 📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement. 👨🏻🏫 1-on-1 Mental Coaching with Josh: Visit joshnicholsgolf.com/coaching to see plans and pricing to work with Josh on your mental game.
- 1 weeks ago1h 10m
294: Breath Expert on How to Breathe To Play Better Golf
Take the FREE Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment ----- Dr. Justin Ternes is a world expert on breathwork, physical therapy, and the connection of mind and body. I wanted to have Justin on because there’s so much pseudoscience out there about breathwork, meditation, and emotional awareness. But Justin sets us straight and teaches us that what we’ve heard and learned might actually be doing us more harm than good. Allostasis Performance ----- Timestamps and Topics: 00:00 - Intro: Listen to this Episode Ad-Free! 2:21 - Good Stress: How to Find the Sweet Spot of Growth 8:40 - Pushing Yourself Physically to Train Psychologically 12:49 - 🎓 The Perfect Pre-Shot Routine digital course - Dial in your pre-shot routine, play your best golf. 14:38 - Stress on the Golf Course: Should We Go Mentally Blank Over the Ball? 23:42 - 🏌️♂️ Basic Practice Plan - Practice made simple, intentional, and accountable. 24:45 - Is Being “Even-Keeled” Actually Helpful? 35:49 - Can We Be TOO Aware of Ourselves? 38:43 - 🎯 Shot Pattern - The Golf GPS App Designed to Help You Play Smarter Golf - Start a free trial and get 20% off by using the discount code 'MENTALGOLFSHOW' or click this link to go straight there. 40:42 - Confidence and Flow: Being Ok with Reality As It Is 55:42 - Golf Breathing: How Should a Golfer Be Thinking About Breath Through An Entire Day of Golf? 1:07:24 - Dr. Justin Ternes: Allostasis Performance ----- Mentioned in this episode: 🎓 The Perfect Pre-Shot Routine digital course - Dial in your pre-shot routine, play your best golf. 🏌️♂️ Basic Practice Plan - Practice made simple, intentional, and accountable. 🎯 Shot Pattern - The Golf GPS App Designed to Help You Play Smarter Golf - Start a free trial and get 20% off by using the discount code 'MENTALGOLFSHOW' or click this link to go straight there. ----- Josh's stuff: 📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement. 👨🏻🏫 1-on-1 Mental Coaching with Josh: Visit joshnicholsgolf.com/coaching to see plans and pricing to work with Josh on your mental game. Or send an email to josh@joshnicholsgolf.com. 🎓 The Perfect Pre-Shot Routine digital course - Dial in your pre-shot routine, play your best golf. 📧 The Mental Re-Grip Newsletter: Sign up for weekly mental game tips at joshnicholsgolf.com/newsletter. ----- Other podcast partners: ⛳️ The Divot Board: Get 10% off at divotboard.com/mentalgolfshow using code 'MentalGolf10'. 🏋️♂️ FREE Golf Workout - Nerd Fitness - Get the Free MVP Golf Workout from Nerd Fitness here! 🍀 Fairways & Fundays - Ireland Golf Tours - Named World’s Best Golf Tour Operator at the World Golf Awards in 2024 and 2025! If you’re interested in going on a golf trip to Ireland, send me an email and I’ll get you set up with them - josh@joshnicholsgolf.com ----- 🔥 🧈 Special thanks to Titleist for their support of The Mental Golf Show. Join Team Titleist here. ----- Key Takeaways: Hormesis is the "sweet spot of stress" where the right dose of discomfort, like cold exposure or an ice bath, drives adaptation, recovery, and resilience. Cold plunge benefits depend on a time-to-temperature ratio: the more extreme the cold, the less time you need to get a meaningful dose. Effective self-affirmations must be grounded in truth—saying "it's cold, but I got this" works because it pairs the reality of the situation with genu
- 2 weeks ago28 min
293: Deep Dive Into How Josh Prepares for a Golf Tournament
FREE Brand New Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment ----- In this episode Josh dives deep into his tournament prep, what he's done this year different from past years, and how he readies himself for a competitive round. ----- Chapters & Topics: 00:00 - Intro 00:54 - Preparing My Body: New Stretches, Better Pre-Round Warmup, and More Regular and Intense Hitting Sessions 6:27 - Shot Pattern: shotpattern.app and use discount code MENTALGOLFSHOW for 20% off 8:25 - Preparing My Strategy: Plotting Out the Course, Playing the Course “Virtually”, and Practice Round Process 16:02 - Basic Practice Plan: joshnicholsgolf.com/practice 17:04 - Preparing My Golf Game: Better Practice, Putting More and Higher Quality, and Much Better Swing Feels 27:03 - FREE Brand New Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment ----- Join Mental Golf Club for FREE here: app.joshnicholsgolf.com ----- Mentioned in this episode: 🎯 Shot Pattern - The Golf GPS App Designed to Help You Play Smarter Golf - Start a free trial and get 20% off by using the discount code 'MENTALGOLFSHOW' or click this link to go straight there. 🏌️♂️ Basic Practice Plan - Practice made simple, intentional, and accountable. ⛳️ PutterCup: Get 15% off your PutterCup order by going to puttercupgolf.com/mentalgolfshow and signing up for the PutterCup newsletter. 📊 FREE Brand New Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment ----- Josh's stuff: 👨🏻🏫 1-on-1 Mental Coaching with Josh: Visit joshnicholsgolf.com/coaching to see plans and pricing to work with Josh on your mental game. Or send an email to josh@joshnicholsgolf.com. 🎓 The Perfect Pre-Shot Routine digital course - Dial in your pre-shot routine, play your best golf. 📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement. 📧 The Mental Re-Grip Newsletter: Sign up for weekly mental game tips atjoshnicholsgolf.com/newsletter. ----- Other podcast partners: ⛳️ The Divot Board: Get 10% off at divotboard.com/mentalgolfshow using code 'MentalGolf10'. 🏋️♂️ FREE Nerd Fitness Golf Workout - Get the Free MVP Golf Workout from Nerd Fitness here! 🍀 Fairways & Fundays - Ireland Golf Tours - Named World’s Best Golf Tour Operator at the World Golf Awards in 2024 and 2025! If you’re interested in going on a golf trip to Ireland, send me an email and I’ll get you set up with them - josh@joshnicholsgolf.com ----- 🔥 🧈 Special thanks to Titleist for their support of The Mental Golf Show. Join Team Titleist here.
- 3 weeks ago10 min
292: My Mental Game Has Gotten Worse (I Have Proof)
Click here to take the brand new redesigned Mental Game Assessment! I’m a Golf Mental Coach and the host of a golf mental game podcast. Yet my mental game has gotten worse. How do I know that? And what am I going to do about it? And what you can do to improve your mental game. All of that in this short episode.
- 4 weeks ago39 min
291: How Well You Play and How Well You Score Are Not the Same Thing - Peter Melton
Peter Melton is a Golf Enjoyment Coach and author of Conversations with Par. He spent three decades stuck in the same trap most golfers never escape — believing his score determined his worth. In this conversation, we dig into the inner golfer versus the outer golfer, why your survival identity is quietly running your game, and whether enjoyment is just another arrow in the quiver or the whole bag. You're going to leave this episode with a completely different answer to the question "How did you play?" and “Why do you play?” Get Conversations with Par here. Check out Peter Melton Golf here. Topics and Chapters: 00:00 - Intro: Join Mental Golf Club! 00:36 - How You PLAY and How You SCORE Are Different Things 7:07 - How to Play Without Getting Upset 11:26 - Are ‘Results’ and ‘Score’ Naughty Words? 13:49 - Basic Practice Plan: joshnicholsgolf.com/practice 14:52 - You Need to Work On the “Outer Golfer” and the “Inner Golfer” 23:33 - PutterCup: puttercupgolf.com/mentalgolfshow and sign up for the PutterCup newsletter for 15% off 25:45 - Why We Play Small and Safe and Get Protective and Bail 34:07 - What Role Does Enjoyment Play in Scoring? ----- Join Mental Golf Club for FREE here: app.joshnicholsgolf.com ----- Mentioned in this episode: 🏌️♂️ Basic Practice Plan - Practice made simple, intentional, and accountable. ⛳️ PutterCup: Get 15% off your PutterCup order by going to puttercupgolf.com/mentalgolfshow and signing up for the PutterCup newsletter. ----- Josh's stuff: 👨🏻🏫 1-on-1 Mental Coaching with Josh: Visit joshnicholsgolf.com/coaching to see plans and pricing to work with Josh on your mental game. Or send an email to josh@joshnicholsgolf.com. 🎓 The Perfect Pre-Shot Routine digital course - Dial in your pre-shot routine, play your best golf. 📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement. 📧 The Mental Re-Grip Newsletter: Sign up for weekly mental game tips atjoshnicholsgolf.com/newsletter. ----- Other podcast partners: 🎯 Shot Pattern - The Golf GPS App Designed to Help You Play Smarter Golf - Start a free trial and get 20% off by using the discount code 'MENTALGOLFSHOW' or click this link to go straight there. ⛳️ The Divot Board: Get 10% off at divotboard.com/mentalgolfshow using code 'MentalGolf10'. 🏋️♂️ FREE Nerd Fitness Golf Workout - Get the Free MVP Golf Workout from Nerd Fitness here! 🍀 Fairways & Fundays - Ireland Golf Tours - Named World’s Best Golf Tour Operator at the World Golf Awards in 2024 and 2025! If you’re interested in going on a golf trip to Ireland, send me an email and I’ll get you set up with them - josh@joshnicholsgolf.com ----- 🔥 🧈 Special thanks to Titleist for their support of The Mental Golf Show. Join Team Titleist here.
- May 11, 20261h 5m
290: Chia Chou (Master Pianist) - Perfect Mechanics Don’t Matter If Your Tempo is Off
Chia Chou is a classical pianist and has taught the best of the best musicians for decades. In the last 5 years he has grown his very unique approach to helping golfers through the use of audio. We even get into how Chia's method is different from (and potentially better than) Tour Tempo. You'll leave this episode with actionable practices to help you have better tempo, a better understanding of what quality practice actually looks like, new thoughts on the yips, a more clear picture for what you should be thinking about over the ball, a better relationship with the importance of mechanics, and more. ----- Check out Chia Chou's Audio Golf here ----- Topics and Chapters: 00:00 - Join Mental Golf Club: app.joshnicholsgolf.com 00:37 - Can a Sound Fix My Golf Swing? 04:17 - Why Do We Practice Poorly? And What Is Good Practice? 11:03 - Basic Practice Plan: joshnicholsgolf.com/practice 12:05 - Skepticism About Quick Fixes and Shortcuts (Too Good to Be True?) 15:27 - Why Does Our Tempo Change Day to Day or Shot to Shot? 22:08 - Shot Pattern: shotpattern.app and use discount code MENTALGOLFSHOW for 20% off 24:06 - Can You Practice Enough Quantity to Make Things Automatic? 27:02 - Can Sound Fix the Yips? 30:54 - Where Should Our Attention Be While We’re Hitting a Golf Shot? 39:00 - Perfect Mechanics Don’t Matter If Your Tempo is Off 43:33 - The Divot Board: divotboard.com/mentalgolfshow and use discount code MENTALGOLF10 to get 10% off 45:10 - Audio Golf vs. Tour Tempo 52:02 - Josh Tries an Audio Exercise 57:03 - Give Your Brain A Task To Do (Don’t Try to Turn it Off) 1:00:04 - Chia Chou and Audio Golf: audio.golf ----- Join Mental Golf Club for FREE here: app.joshnicholsgolf.com ----- 🏌️♂️ Basic Practice Plan - Practice made simple, intentional, and accountable. 🎯 Shot Pattern - The Golf GPS App Designed to Help You Play Smarter Golf - Start a free trial and get 20% off by using the discount code 'MENTALGOLFSHOW' or click this link to go straight there. ⛳️ The Divot Board: Get 10% off at divotboard.com/mentalgolfshow using code 'MentalGolf10'. ----- Josh's stuff: 👨🏻🏫 1-on-1 Mental Coaching with Josh: Visit joshnicholsgolf.com/coaching to see plans and pricing to work with Josh on your mental game. Or send an email to josh@joshnicholsgolf.com. 🎓 The Perfect Pre-Shot Routine digital course - Dial in your pre-shot routine, play your best golf. 📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement. 📧 The Mental Re-Grip Newsletter: Sign up for weekly mental game tips atjoshnicholsgolf.com/newsletter. ----- Other podcast partners: ⛳️ PutterCup: Get 15% off your PutterCup order by going to puttercupgolf.com/mentalgolfshow and signing up for the PutterCup newsletter. 🏋️♂️ FREE Nerd Fitness Golf Workout - Get the Free MVP Golf Workout from Nerd Fitness here! 🍀 Fairways & Fundays - Ireland Golf Tours - Named World’s Best Golf Tour Operator at the World Golf Awards in 2024 and 2025! If you’re interested in going on a golf trip to Ireland, send me an email and I’ll get you set up with them - josh@joshnicholsgolf.com ----- 🔥 🧈 Special thanks to Titleist for their support of The Mental Golf Show. Join Team Titleist here.
- May 4, 202614 min
289: The Mindset Shift That Almost Won Me the U.S. Mid-Amateur
I made a massive shift in my game between missing the cut at the 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur to making it the finals of the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur. In this episode we get into two major ways I did that. ----- Join Mental Golf Club for FREE here: app.joshnicholsgolf.com
- Apr 28, 20263 min
Announcing: Mental Golf Club
Join Mental Golf Club here: app.joshnicholsgolf.com You guys comprise the best community of the smartest, most thoughtful, deepest thinking bunch of golfers I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen and heard how much you guys have engaged over the years. It's been incredible. So we wanted a way for you to engage even further and deeper than you already do. Somewhere you could get even more out of the podcast and of course ultimately improve your game even more. It’s called MGC+. With MGC+ you’ll get ad-free episodes of The Mental Golf Show, early access to episodes (don’t have to wait until Monday each week!), access to exclusive bonus Q&A episodes, and of course this will directly support the production of the podcast ❤️ I’ll be opening up submitting questions for the first Q&A episodes to the first 20 MGC+ founding members, and readers of The Mental Re-Grip newsletter are also hearing this offer, so get it while it’s hot! You can join MGC+ for $5/mo or $49/year. Go to app.joshnicholsgolf.com. Sign up for free. Then upgrade to MGC+.
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About 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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