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The Mental Golf Show

The Mental Golf Show is all about helping serious golfers translate their game when it matters. Host Josh Nichols — a U.S. Mid-Amateur finalist and Golf Mental Coach — has spent years investigating one question: why do good players struggle to access their best game under real conditions? Through in-depth conversations with players, coaches, and performance experts — plus solo topical episodes breaking down what he’s learned — Josh investigates the gap between a golfer’s potential and what actually

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31:23

#27: How to Stop the Vicious Circle

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/10/25

You know the feeling. You're playing a round of golf. You're playing well for several holes. But inevitably you encounter some kind of difficulty, whether you hit a bad shot or you drew a bad lie in the rough or you have a long par 3 with a tucked pin or you're coming down to the wire at the end of a tournament. This happens pretty much every round. It's very rare that a round of golf goes perfectly smoothly from start to finish without any hiccups. But that event happening doesn't define you. It's

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#26: Stop and Smell the Roses

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/09/29

This one is about learning to have a good time even when you don't feel like it. To enjoy where you're at even if you don't really wanna be there. To realize you (and I) probably have it really good actually. To let what you expect to happen or want to happen or need to happen go. Stop and smell the roses. They're all around you. Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com. Follow me! Instagram: @joshlukenichols Twitter: @joshlukenichols Facebook:

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34:18

#25: Post US Mid Am Recap/How to be Positive when...

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/09/23

I recap my performance in the 39th U.S. Mid-Amateur at Colorado Golf Club and co-host course CommonGround Golf Course. And I take from that experience and a question one of my players asked me to discuss how to stay positive even when things go really poorly. Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com. Follow me! Instagram: @joshlukenichols Twitter: @joshlukenichols Facebook: @JoshNicholsGolf LinkedIn: joshlukenichols Snapchat: @joshlukenichols TikTok:

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#24: Pre-US Mid-Am Update

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/09/11

Just touching base before heading out to Colorado for the 39th U.S. Mid-Amateur. Pardon the horrendous sound quality. Sometimes you're just driving down the road with headphones in and you just gotta fill in the podcast crew! The link to the USGA US Mid-Am site is here! I'll hopefully be tweeting throughout, so you can follow me here! And here's a video I did of some final holes I played before heading out. Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com. Follow me! Instagram:

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#23: What is Golf Mental Coaching?

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/09/08

I've learned a lot over my 16 years of playing competitive golf. From treading water from age 12 to age 25, to learning so much about myself under Robert Linville and Precision Golf School from age 25 until now at age 28, I have caught at least a glimpse of the value of mental coaching. And it helped me so much I decided to make it a life goal of mine to help other players learn the same things. Link to Mental Game Assessment created by Robert Linville at Precision Golf School and myself >> Mental

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08:25

#22: Mental Warm-Up

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/08/25

It's just as important to warm-up mentally before the round as it is to warm-up physically. This is the why and how of that. Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com. Follow me! Instagram: @joshlukenichols Twitter: @joshlukenichols Facebook: @JoshNicholsGolf LinkedIn: joshlukenichols Snapchat: @joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols

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#21: Slow Play

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/08/21

Slow play is a hot-button topic right now. But there are principles of this topic that go beyond the current fad of trying to figure out how to get millionaires to play golf faster. Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com. Follow me! Instagram: @joshlukenichols Twitter: @joshlukenichols Facebook: @JoshNicholsGolf LinkedIn: joshlukenichols Snapchat: @joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols

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08:46

#20: I Need to Evolve

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/07/28

Sometimes you have to look hard at yourself. Actually, all the time you have to look hard at yourself. You have to constantly deploy self-awareness against yourself. And when I do, I realize that I have been leaning to heavily on my own past experience and not pushing myself hard enough to evolve my knowledge and improve. Like I said in Part 1, my goal is to normalize mental coaching to the point that going to see a mental coach is the default for a struggling golfer. So if I have an ambition as

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#19: How to Make Quitting Easier

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/07/22

Hear me out on the quitting part. If you can quit pursuing a goal of yours with peace then you did something right along the way. Reverse engineer you ending in order to make your journey better. Question of the day: As a percentage, how much of yourself have you poured into the pursuit of your goal? For context on the question listen through the whole episode. Let me know in the comments of the video version on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube! Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to

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06:42

#17: My Student Bounces Back

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/07/22

On this episode I talk about how one of my students bounced back from a bad round with the help of a strong mental attitude. And I 100% believe you can too. I give some instructions at the end and I want you to tweet me, message me on Instagram or Facebook, or email me at joshlukenichols@gmail.com with your experience of how it went. Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com. Follow me! Instagram: @joshlukenichols Twitter: @joshlukenichols Facebook:

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#18: The pressure of an entire country on your shoulders

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/07/22

On this episode, I compare my experience in my county amateur tournament to Rory McIlroy in the Open Championship 😂 But truthfully, being the local hero with the pressure of an entire country is serious pressure. And I know players that have had to deal with this. There’s a way, but it’s difficult. *Shane Lowry is from Ireland, not Northern Ireland. Big difference. Question of the day: What goal are you trying to accomplish? DM me on Twitter your goal by clicking here! Or message me your goal on

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09:55

#16: Stick to the Process No Matter the Pressure

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/07/19

In the middle of the biggest moment of my playing career I abandoned my routine. The same routine that I had been diligently doing for over a year before it. I did this because I just wanted to be present and soak in the cool moment. But what I didn't realize was that sticking to my process was HOW I would've enjoyed the moment even more. Whatever process you might have, stick to it even in the biggest moment. Don't let your emotions or the pressure sway you. Follow me on Instagram! I post some

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05:44

#15: The Lies You Tell Yourself

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/07/17

What are you trying to prove? Who are you trying to prove it to? These two questions can reveal a lot about where and why you feel pressure. But if you can begin to be self-aware about it then you can start down the road of taking that burden off of your shoulders. Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com. Follow me! Instagram: @joshlukenichols Twitter: @joshlukenichols Facebook: @JoshNicholsGolf LinkedIn: joshlukenichols Snapchat: @joshlukenichols TikTok:

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04:41

#14: The Next Shot

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/07/17

I challenge you to find me something more important in golf than the next shot. It doesn't exist. Some might argue the last shot is more important, because where you are is a result of that shot. But that shot has no bearing on you anymore. There is only one shot that you can have an affect on. And that's the next one. If you have any questions I'd love to hear em! Email me at joshlukenichols@gmail.com. And I'll answer your question on an episode of The Mental Golf Show! Thanks for listening! For

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#13: Failure is the Most Important Thing that can...

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/07/14

Seek out failure. Embrace it. Love it. Welcome it with open arms. Because failure shows you what you need to improve on. Where you haven’t been thorough enough. Why you’re not progressing as fast as you’d like. It reminds you that you can hack success. That there’s no fast track to playing good. Don’t run from failure! Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com. Follow me! Instagram: @joshlukenichols Twitter: @joshlukenichols Facebook: @JoshNicholsGolf LinkedIn:

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#12: How to Get Off the Bogey Train

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/07/12

Quick rant - What do you do when you’re in the middle of a bad stretch of golf? Do you try harder to hit a good one? Try to steer you around back in the right direction? Try to motivate yourself into playing better? Try this next time. Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com. Follow me! Instagram: @joshlukenichols Twitter: @joshlukenichols Facebook: @JoshNicholsGolf LinkedIn: joshlukenichols Snapchat: @joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols

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09:49

#11: Nerves. What, Why, and How?

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/07/11

This audio was pulled from a video I filmed yesterday before my practice round for the 105th Carolinas Amateur at Governors Club in Chapel Hill, NC. I haven’t played a tournament in a long time, so I’m getting those old feeling of nervousness again and it’s got me thinking. What are nerves? Why do we get nervous? Should we fight it? How do we fight it? Here are my thoughts on nervousness. Hope it brings you a little value. For the video head to my YouTube channel. Thanks for listening! For lots

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#10: Perspective

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/07/07

On this 10th episode of The Mental Golf Show, it's my anniversary! So it brings me back to the time when my perspective truly shifted. I used to play golf with blinders on, and nothing else mattered. But once I learned to release control and let go of the result (which for me came as a result of meeting my then future wife Kayla) I began to improve at a much quicker pace and play better and win tournaments. Your perspective doesn't have to come as a result of meeting your significant other, but in

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#9: The #1 Thing Players Ask Me

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/07/06

What do players ask me in 1-on-1 sessions? This is probably the most commonly asked question they ask, so you can get some value out of learning through them. Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com. Follow me! Instagram: @joshlukenichols Twitter: @joshlukenichols Facebook: @JoshNicholsGolf LinkedIn: joshlukenichols Snapchat: @joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols

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#8: Gary Woodland Plays the Long Game

The Mental Golf Show ·

2019/06/21

I've done a little research on Gary Woodland since he won the U.S. Open last Sunday. I didn't know this but in 2012 and 2013 he made a change to his agent, swing instructor, AND hired a new mental coach. These changes paid off relatively quickly by him winning some tournaments in the next year. But the big payoff took quite a long time. It was 6 YEARS before he finally won a major, despite being a regular player expected to win. He took his time, never lost his perspective, and it paid off. And I'm

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