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by Josh Nichols
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 shows up on the course.
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- 1 weeks ago1h 20m
304: Jim Waldron - Stop Fighting Your Thoughts: A Better Way to Play Under Pressure
Jim Waldron (balancepointgolf.com) works remotely with golfers around the world on yips and general mental game coaching. He also teaches full swing, short game, and putting mechanics. In this conversation with Jim Waldron we talk through controlling your attention, managing stress, and developing a resilient mindset to improve performance under pressure. Here are the key topics we cover in this episode (AI-generated 🤖) - The role of self-image and ego in performance - Controlling consciousness like a flashlight - The “snow globe” analogy for a stressed mind - Deep acceptance and non-resistance to thoughts - The importance of routine and focus in golf - The concept of good stress and its benefits - The difference between internal and external focus - The impact of life outside golf on mental state - Strategies to develop meta-awareness - The importance of living in the present moment ----- Mentioned in this episode: 📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement. 🎓 The Perfect Pre-Shot Routine digital course - Dial in your pre-shot routine, play your best golf. 🎯 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. 👨🏻🏫 1-on-1 Mental Coaching with Josh: Visit joshnicholsgolf.com/coaching to see plans and pricing to work with Josh on your mental game. ----- Top episodes of The Mental Golf Show: Mike & Eli of Chasing Scratch - Letting Scratch Happen How to Trust Your Swing even when things are Going Wrong Golf Thought Thursday: The Easiest (and Hardest) Way to Play Better Golf Lean Into Your Golf Personality with John Weir (creator of Mental Golf Type) How to Juggle Golf and Life with Andy Walker and Steve Hinks
- 1 weeks ago1h 21m
303: Gary Wise - Hard Acceptance, Flow and Zone, and How to Deal with Bad Rounds
Gary Wise has been working with golfers for decades on their swings and their minds, and is the author of No Junk Reps. In this episode we discuss: Mental management and mindset in sports and life The importance of routines and rehearsals in performance Perception and acceptance as tools for resilience The concept of adaptive performance state (APS) Training the mind and body for flow and zone states ----- Mentioned in this episode: 👕 William Murray - Get the best looking and best fitting clothes in the game 15% off! 🎓 The Next Shot digital course - Get Module 1 for FREE! - Move on from the last shot and be more present on the next one. 📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement. ----- Top episodes of The Mental Golf Show: Mike & Eli of Chasing Scratch - Letting Scratch Happen How to Trust Your Swing even when things are Going Wrong Golf Thought Thursday: The Easiest (and Hardest) Way to Play Better Golf Lean Into Your Golf Personality with John Weir (creator of Mental Golf Type) How to Juggle Golf and Life with Andy Walker and Steve Hinks
- 3 weeks ago1h 18m
302: Jared Tendler - Effective Swing Thoughts, Handling Pressure, and Building Mental Resilience
Join the October Group Coaching Cohort! More info here: https://joshnicholsgolf.com/group/ ----- Jared Tendler (author of his new book Everyday Golf Psychology) joins the pod to talk about: the importance of working on your weaknesses first how the different aspects of your game all have different A-B-C-games how to objectively measure your mental game handling pressure building mental resilience seeking discomfort and how to keep play and practice in their proper places Jared first appeared on the podcast way back in April 2021, so it's awesome having him back on. I really like the way Jared thinks about the mental game. I know you'll enjoy this one. https://jaredtendler.com/ ----- Mentioned in this episode: 👕 William Murray - Get the best looking and best fitting clothes in the game 15% off! ⛳️ PutterCup: Get 15% off your PutterCup order by going to puttercupgolf.com/mentalgolfshow and signing up for the PutterCup newsletter. 📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement. ----- Top 5 episodes of The Mental Golf Show: Mike & Eli of Chasing Scratch - Letting Scratch Happen How to Trust Your Swing even when things are Going Wrong Golf Thought Thursday: The Easiest (and Hardest) Way to Play Better Golf Lean Into Your Golf Personality with John Weir (creator of Mental Golf Type) How to Juggle Golf and Life with Andy Walker and Steve Hinks
- 4 weeks ago10 min
301: How to Know You're Committed On the Shot
Want to join the Mental Game Group Coaching Cohort? More info here: https://joshnicholsgolf.com/group/ Commitment to the golf shot is comprised of two key checks: Do I KNOW what I'm trying to do Do I LIKE what I'm trying to do In this episode, we develop a framework for getting to a clear, final commitment to the shot. No more hitting indecisive shots. ----- Take the FREE Mental Game Assessment: https://app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment Work on moving on from bad shots here: https://app.joshnicholsgolf.com/courses/the-next-shot
- Sep 1, 20261h 9m
300: Dr. Izzy Justice - Playing Your Best Golf Is a Choice
Dr. Izzy Justice is an author of 10 books, including Your Brain Swings Every Club, GYRA Golf, and Golf EQ. He joins The Mental Golf Show to talk the neuroscience of stress, negative thoughts, performing under pressure, and he makes some interesting claims about the term "flow state" that I had never heard before. Key topics covered in the episode (AI-generated) The impact of stress on golf swings Neuroscience of thoughts and muscle communication The concept of flow and reactive states in golf Managing thoughts before each shot The importance of mental endurance in golf The role of electricity and brain activity in performance Strategies for controlling the last 10 seconds before a shot The concept of upstream sources of negative thoughts Practical exercises for mental focus and inventory The importance of simplicity in mental strategies ----- Mentioned in this episode: 🎓 The Next Shot digital course - Get Module 1 for FREE! - Move on from the last shot and be more present on the next one. 👕 William Murray - Get the best looking and best fitting clothes in the game 15% off! 🤝 Join Mental Golf Club and Get Ad-Free Episodes of The Mental Golf Show (and more)! 📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement. ----- Josh's stuff: 📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement. 🤝 Join Mental Golf Club and Get Ad-Free Episodes of The Mental Golf Show (and more)! 🏌️♂️ Basic and Custom Practice Plans - Get the most out of your practice time with higher quality practice. 👨🏻🏫 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 Next Shot digital course - Get Module 1 for FREE! - Move on from the last shot and be more present on the next one. 🎓 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. ----- Podcast partners: 👕 William Murray - Get the best looking and best fitting clothes in the game 15% off! 🎯 Shot Pattern - Course Management Made Easy - 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'. ⛳️ PutterCup: Get 15% off your PutterCup order by going to puttercupgolf.com/mentalgolfshow and signing up for the PutterCup newsletter. 🏋️♂️ 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
- Jul 14, 20261h 17m
299: Robert Linville - How to Be Truly Confident, Play Free, and Beat the Four-Hole Death Spiral
Robert Linville has been Josh’s coach for over 10 years. He was a pivotal part of Josh winning multiple events and making it to the finals of the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur. Robert has been a coach and swing instructor and owner of Precision Golf School in Greensboro, NC for 40+ years, working with some of the best players in the world on all levels of the game. Get Robert’s brand new book Responding Under Pressure on Amazon. respondingunderpressure.com ----- Mentioned in this episode: 🤝 Join Mental Golf Club and Get Ad-Free Episodes of The Mental Golf Show (and more)! 🏋️♂️ FREE Golf Workout - Nerd Fitness - Get the Free MVP Golf Workout from Nerd Fitness here! 🏌️♂️ Basic and Custom Practice Plans - Get the most out of your practice time with higher quality practice. 📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement. ----- Josh's stuff: 📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement. 🤝 Join Mental Golf Club and Get Ad-Free Episodes of The Mental Golf Show (and more)! 🏌️♂️ Basic and Custom Practice Plans - Get the most out of your practice time with higher quality practice. 👨🏻🏫 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. ----- Podcast partners: 🎯 Shot Pattern - Course Management Made Easy - 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'. ⛳️ PutterCup: Get 15% off your PutterCup order by going to puttercupgolf.com/mentalgolfshow and signing up for the PutterCup newsletter. 🏋️♂️ 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 (AI-produced): Golf mental performance and indifference — Josh's stated goal of "indifference" isn't apathy. Robert describes it as a deeper form of acceptance: trusting your prep enough to swing freely and let the result land wherever it lands. Belief systems outperform confidence in golf — Robert frames confidence as an emotion that fluctuates round to round, while belief is the durable foundation a golfer can lean on when confidence disappears mid-round. The "3 and 1" mental game exercise — Naming three things you did well each day (golf-related or not) builds a track
- Jul 7, 20261h 5m
298: Michael Leonard - Why Scared Golfers Never Break Through
Listen to this episode ad-free: join Mental Golf Club Hello everybody, welcome to The Mental Golf Show, where we explore high performance through the lens of golf. On today’s episode we have Michael Leonard, host of the Wicked Smart podcast, author of several golf books, and phenomenal player himself. This is actually Michael’s second appearance on The Mental Golf Show 3 years later. Feel free to go back to that one to learn more of Michael’s own story. In this episode you’re going to learn how to neutralize pressure, not only handle discomfort but use it to grow, have a better target selection process, understand your own shot shape and decision making, the power of visualization and how you can use visualization to make yourself a better golfer, and how to push through scoring barriers and go lower. I know you’re going to enjoy this one. Wicked Smart Golf Academy - Michael Leonard's hub for game improvement ----- Topics we hit: Is golf really that hard? “Only the paranoid survive” - How to continually improve The What/Why/How of Visualization Why Do We Play Worse Under Pressure? The Value of Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone Anger: Is It Bad? Can We Use It Beneficially? Josh Figures Out How to Stop Swinging Scared Josh’s Realization About Playing Freely How Michael is Going to Go from a +2 to a +5 ----- Mentioned in this episode: 📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement. 🏌️♂️ Basic and Custom Practice Plans - 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. 🎓 The Perfect Pre-Shot Routine digital course - Dial in your pre-shot routine, play your best golf. ----- Josh's stuff: 📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement. 🏌️♂️ Basic and Custom Practice Plans - Practice made simple, intentional, and accountable. 👨🏻🏫 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. ----- Podcast partners: 🎯 Shot Pattern - Course Management Made Easy - 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'. ⛳️ PutterCup: Get 15% off your PutterCup order by going to puttercupgolf.com/mentalgolfshow and signing up for the PutterCup newsletter. 🏋️♂️ 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 from the episode (AI-produced): 1. Tee It Forward to Practice Low Rounds Playing a tee up in casual rounds exposes golfers to birdie and eagle chances more often, priming the mind for a low score before it happens in competition. 2. One Sh
- Jun 29, 20261h 10m
297: Julie Elion - How Wyndham Clark Overcame Adversity to Win the 2026 U.S. Open
Get Julie Elion’s new book Mastering Your Mental Game (link to Amazon) On this episode we’ve got THE Julie Elion. Most notably the mental performance coach for Wyndham Clark. She’s also the author of her new book Mastering Your Mental Game, which is excellent. So the timing of this one was pretty dang cool with Wyndham just winning the U.S. Open last week. We of course talk a lot about Wyndham and how he handles the adversity of the crowd and seemingly the whole world being against him. And we discuss how Wyndham and other tour players improve their mental resilience, emotional regulation, and other very accessible and normal practices golfers can do to perform better under pressure. By the end of this episode I’m confident you’ll be able to reframe your nerves, handle anger better, and develop mental habits that give you the best chance to succeed more often. ----- Timestamps & Topics: 0:00 - Intro: Listen to Josh’s new podcast Project Mid-Am: A Golfer’s Journey on Apple or Spotify 2:36 - The Nerve-wracking Experience of Coaching Wyndham Clark 9:04 - Why Honesty and Self-Awareness is Important for Golfers 16:09 - ⛳️ The Divot Board: Get 10% off at divotboard.com/mentalgolfshow using code 'MentalGolf10'. 17:46 - How to Get Over Other People’s Opinions, Embarrassment, and Needing Others’ Approval 21:13 - Wyndham, Anger, Trauma, and Responding Better in Difficult Moments 31:10 - 🏌️♂️ Basic and Custom Practice Plans - Practice made simple, intentional, and accountable. 33:35 - Get Comfortable With the Discomfort of an Important Round of Golf 39:27 - Playing Tentative, Guidey, and Scared: How to Play with Freedom 49:39 - 🎯 Shot Pattern - Course Management Made Easy - Start a free trial and get 20% off by using the discount code 'MENTALGOLFSHOW' or click this link to go straight there. 51:37 - How to Do a Postmortem Of a Round of Golf 58:57 - Why You Should Be Prioritizing Your Mental Game 1:07:12 - Julie Elion: Mastering Your Mental Game (Amazon book link) ----- Mentioned in this episode: ⛳️ The Divot Board: Get 10% off at divotboard.com/mentalgolfshow using code 'MentalGolf10'. 🏌️♂️ Basic and Custom Practice Plans - Practice made simple, intentional, and accountable. 🎯 Shot Pattern - Course Management Made Easy - 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. 🏌️♂️ Basic and Custom Practice Plans - Practice made simple, intentional, and accountable. 👨🏻🏫 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: ⛳️ PutterCup: Get 15% off your PutterCup order by going to puttercupgolf.com/mentalgolfshow and signing up for the PutterCup newsletter. 🏋️♂️ 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 - <a href='mailto:josh@jos
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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 shows up on the course.
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