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The Mental Golf Show

The Mental Golf Show is all about gaining knowledge and experience about high performance through the lens of golf. Host Josh Nichols interviews players, coaches, and experts in the performance, psychology, and golf industries, along with solo topical episodes, all with the goal of helping you think better on and off the golf course.*Not all opinions expressed by guests reflect Josh’s opinions and experiences.

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All Episodes

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284: Jeff Troesch - Great Golf Requires Imbalance,...

The Mental Golf Show ·

2026/03/30

Jeff Troesch is a mental performance coach to major champions on PGA Tour and LPGA Tour, Olympians, and athletes in nearly 100 other sports.He has just released a new book titled One Day Better: Mental Performance Concepts to Transform Your Game and Life. It contains 150 one or two-page lessons on the most important facets of performance. It's unlike anything else I've read in any other mental game book. I've been reading it and I find myself taking in one facet and spending that day chewing on

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283: Matt Young - Why Your Golf Game Spirals (and How...

The Mental Golf Show ·

2026/03/23

Matt Young is an Emotional Change Specialist. His expertise is in helping people move past their limiting beliefs and protective/automatic emotions in order to access their best as often as possible. Matt's an avid golfer himself, and in this episode we we dive in to some real-world case studies of PGA Tour players, as well as Matt's (and my own) golf game to discuss the deeper psychology of how and why we tend to do what we do on the course, and how to overcome it.Timestamps & Topics: 00:00 -

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282: Rye Stinson - How to Be Great At Golf,...

The Mental Golf Show ·

2026/03/16

Rye Stinson is perhaps the only person in the world who is all of these things: Occupational Therapist, Certified Hand Therapist, TPI M3 Certified, AND has qualified for a U.S. Mid-Amateur, which he did in 2024. So I took that as an opportunity to dive right into how on earth he is so successful in his work while also being such a high level player. He plays humble, but he shared some great wisdom for how he does it. We also get into the nuances of injuries, navigating the healthcare system when it

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281: How to Take Your Game from Indoors to Outdoors

The Mental Golf Show ·

2026/03/09

It's that time of year. You've been working hard on your game all offseason, grinding on your swing, getting things dialed, and now it's almost time (or is already time) to get outside and play.But what typically happens when you do that? If you're like me, everything you worked on all winter can seem to go right out the window when you touch real grass. That terrible feeling of all that practice not even doing any good. Well I propose a better way. This episode is all about how to ready your game

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73:54

280: John Dunigan - You Care Too Much About Your Golf...

The Mental Golf Show ·

2026/03/02

John Dunigan is the cofounder of the Practice Golf Coach app. I haven't used the app personally yet, but one of my mental coaching clients uses it and he swears by it. He's sent me screenshots and it looks awesome. It uses AI combined with John and cofounder Dr. Will Wu's expertise and experience to build you custom workouts that change with you as you enter in more data. I'll have to check it out.But this was an awesome conversation with John. He's extremely passionate about golfers practicing

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279: Andy Gorman - Putting Better is Easy

The Mental Golf Show ·

2026/02/23

Andy Gorman is ThePASS (The Putting And Shortgame Specialist). And this episode is truly all about putting.If you wonder why you don't putt better, whether you have the right putter for you, why you don't putt well under pressure, why you under-read so many putts, and then exactly how to address all of these things... then you're going to love this episode. Andy is both extremely knowledgable about the ins and outs of every detail of the putting stroke, but he's also able to consolidate that info

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65:49

278: Cameron Strachan - Master Golf By Being Lazy and...

The Mental Golf Show ·

2026/02/16

📕 Click this link to get Cameron Strachan's book UNF*CK YOUR GOLF BRAIN, plus bonus videos, a pre-round cheat sheet, and more: https://bit.ly/ufygb-josh ----- Cameron Strachan was not a name I had heard before this. But when he reached out to me expressing interest in being on the show and shared his book UNF*CK YOUR GOLF BRAIN with me, I gave it a read and I was immediately hooked. I read over half of it in about 30 minutes. It's unlike any golf book I've ever read before. The best way I can

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277: Alex Fortey - Why Do We Make Golf So Complicated?

The Mental Golf Show ·

2026/02/09

I had the pleasure of hosting Alex Fortey on the podcast. Alex is a content creator with over 300,000 subscribers on YouTube (The Art of Simple Golf). He's a pro golfer with some very strong opinions on the golf industry and golf instruction, and has some very honest takes on how to make golf simpler.Some of the topics we cover: The Complexity of Golf Instruction Understanding the Disconnect in Golf Performance The Importance of Setup in Golf Simplifying Golf: The Art of Simple Golf The

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73:03

276: Brendon Post - Why Trying Harder Makes Golf Harder

The Mental Golf Show ·

2026/02/02

Is chasing consistency actually hurting your golf game?In this episode, I’m joined by Brendon Post — a longtime competitive player, coach, and caddie with decades of experience at the college and professional levels. Brendon brings a rare perspective from living on both sides of the rope: competing under pressure and watching the game with total clarity as a coach and caddie. Topics covered: Why your ability doesn’t disappear under pressure — your ability to access it does How “tournament

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66:22

275: Steven Yellin - There Is Only One Way to Play...

The Mental Golf Show ·

2026/01/26

I had the honor of hosting Steven Yellin on the podcast. Steven is an author of the book Simplicity. He holds some very strong positions on how good golf must be played. But he claims they aren't his ideas, they are just the way the brain and the body work. I truly can't spell it all out here, you'll have to listen to know what I'm talking about. If you like this podcast in general, you're going to love this conversation with Steven Yellin. ----- Steven Yellin's links: Website:

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274: How to Play Fearless Golf

The Mental Golf Show ·

2026/01/19

🎓 The Perfect Pre-Shot Routine digital course - Dial in your pre-shot routine, play your best golf. ----- I used to always play golf with a ton of fear. And frankly, I still play golf with fear. But not as much as I once did, thanks to an understanding of some of the core reasons we as humans encounter fear. In this episode, you will learn what the core sources of human fear are, why we fear those things, how that relates to golf, and a solution for dealing with and extinguishing each of the core

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273: Dr. Gio Valiante - Fear, Flow, and Mastery vs. Ego

The Mental Golf Show ·

2026/01/12

I had the great honor of hosting Dr. Gio Valiante for a conversation that had me thinking from the moment he started talking. Something about the way Dr. Gio explains things makes me feel like golf is on the one hand deep and rich and complex, but on the other hand incredibly simple and fundamental to who we are as humans. His grasp of human psychology is aspirational, so it's no wonder he's been a pillar of the golf psychology arena for decades.I know you'll enjoy this episode, and I'm confident

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38:30

272: Matt Myers - How to Make Golf Fitness Stupid...

The Mental Golf Show ·

2026/01/06

🏋️‍♂️ Get the Free MVP Golf Workout from Nerd Fitness here!----- I worked with Matt Myers at Nerd Fitness for the entirety of 2025 as my personal trainer. But far beyond building workout plans and keeping me accountable to nutrition goals, he was a partner on a journey. I know for a fact I would be so far off course from where I started 2025 had I been trying to go it alone. I can say without exaggeration that Nerd Fitness has changed my life. Matt and I want to do quarterly updates through 2026,

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33:35

271: 10 Lessons 2025 Taught Me (and What I’m Carrying...

The Mental Golf Show ·

2025/12/30

I've done a goal-setting episode at the end of every year for the past 6 years, but I don't think I've ever done a review of the year that just ended. This episode will show you a simple, proven way to review your year (or your day or your round of golf) that you can and should use. And I of course set some golf and podcast goals for 2026, which I think can help you do the same.----- 📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental

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270: Steve Wheatcroft - The Unseen Struggles of Being...

The Mental Golf Show ·

2025/12/23

Steve Wheatcroft played professional golf for 19 years, almost all of those on the Korn Ferry and PGA Tour. In this episode we get into the experiences he had, the fallout of retiring, and the journey since. Topics discussed: The Silence After Professional Sports Identity Beyond the Game The Balance of Passion and Profession Learning to Practice Effectively The Journey of Becoming a Golfer Self-Perception and Mental Challenges Lessons Learned and Advice for Others The Humor in Golf: A Lighthearted

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269: Best of The Mental Golf Show (2025)

The Mental Golf Show ·

2025/12/16

🎓 The Perfect Pre-shot Routine digital course: Dial in your pre-shot routine here.----- This year has been a monumental one for The Mental Golf Show. It's the most interviews I've ever done (33 up to this point) and I feel like my skill as an interviewer has drastically improved across this year, and certainly over the life of the podcast. So with guest episodes in mind, I wanted to pull out some of my favorite nuggets from interviews in 2025. I wanted to include so many more than this, but I also

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73:09

268: Will Knauth - Why You Need Swing Thoughts to...

The Mental Golf Show ·

2025/12/09

🎓 The Perfect Pre-shot Routine digital course: Dial in your pre-shot routine here.🗓️ Basic and Custom Practice Plans: Get more organized with your practice at joshnicholsgolf.com/practice 🏋️‍♂️ Nerd Fitness: Head to nerdfitness.com, and when (not if) you go through onboarding just mention Josh at The Mental Golf Show sent you. ----- Will Knauth is a +5 handicap U.S. Mid-Amateur competitor, a PhD student in Theoretical Statistics and Time Series Analysis, and he has opinions on how to play better

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267: David Buck - Transform Your Game with Truth and Joy

The Mental Golf Show ·

2025/12/02

🎓 The Perfect Pre-shot Routine digital course: Dial in your pre-shot routine here.🗓️ Basic and Custom Practice Plans: Get more organized with your practice at joshnicholsgolf.com/practice 🏋️‍♂️ Nerd Fitness: Head to nerdfitness.com, and when (not if) you go through onboarding just mention Josh at The Mental Golf Show sent you. ----- David Buck is a former professional playing pro who’s competed on the Canadian Tour, mini tours, and traveled extensively across North America and internationally

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266: FundaMENTALS - Expectations: The Psychology That...

The Mental Golf Show ·

2025/11/25

📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement.----- In this FundaMENTALS episode, we look at how expectations add tension and narrow your options, and why shifting to clear standards helps you swing with freedom. I cover the basic brain mechanics, a simple process to use before each shot, and a few practical course examples. The goal is steadier decision-making and more durable confidence. ----- 🗓️ Basic and

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58:57

265: Carly Hunt - How Your Brain Shapes Golf, Pain,...

The Mental Golf Show ·

2025/11/18

📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement🗓️ Basic and Custom Practice Plans: Get more organized with your practice at joshnicholsgolf.com/practice 🎓 The Perfect Pre-shot Routine digital course: Dial in your pre-shot routine here. ----- What if your pain wasn’t just a body problem, but a brain and golf problem? In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Carly Hunt—Mid-Am Golfer/Pain Psychologist and author of Train

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