The Mental Golf Show
Episodes
Commitment
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's better to be wrong and committed than to be correct and doubtful. ----- Recorded on Friday, December 11, 2020 Thanks for listening! Share with so...
Control
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How many of us try to control things we cannot control? Things that are not truly our responsibility? The more I talk about and discuss with players a...
The Temptation to Tamper with Technique
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How many of us spend our playing time trying to swing a certain way? Trying to perform that perfect motion. Only to get to a frustrated point and give...
There’s No Such Thing as Luck in Golf
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for listening! Share with someone who needs to work on their mental game! If you'd like to reach me, send me an email at joshlukenichols@gmail....
Day of Rest
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's ok. Take a day.
Your Practice Needs to Be a High Quantity of Quality
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
FYI this was recorded at 9am, posted at 5:53pm. Thanks for listening! Share with someone who needs to work on their mental game! If you'd like to reac...
One Good Way to Accept Bad Shots
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everybody! Josh here! Ever struggle moving on from bad shots and putts? I have a pretty strong hunch your answer is yes. Tried ways to talk yourse...
Aim Small Miss Small
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The importance of committing to a target. ----- Thanks for listening! Share with someone who needs to work on their mental game! If you'd like to reac...
What You Can Learn from Tiger and Dustin at the 2020 Masters
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At first glance, Tiger and Dustin Johnson are very different people. Personality-wise who could be more different? But they share one super important ...
Bad Shots are Inevitable. So Why Aren’t You Ready for Them?
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When was the last time you played a round of golf without a bogey? It's not exactly common. How about something even more rare - playing a round witho...
Your Game Doesn’t Change Overnight
28 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2 day streak! Still going... for now. The topic of this episode was inspired by working with one of my players who felt they were a totally different...
How to Take Control of Your Own Improvement
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yes I'm going to do this to myself. I'm going to commit to doing a daily podcast. Even if it's just something small and unedited. I want to consistent...
You Have to Know THIS About Your Golf Personality w/ Dr. Bhrett McCabe
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Bhrett McCabe is one of the leading coaches in the field of Sport Psychology and works with several of the top golfers in the world. In this epis...
How a Regular Person Can Become a Scratch Golfer w/ Sean Denning of parmachine.com
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Denning is just a "regular guy". He works a regular job. Has a regular family. Has regular time constraints. Yet he improved his handicap from ar...
How Managing Expectations Makes You a Better Golfer and a Happier Person w/ Jon Sherman of Practical Golf
17 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you feel like you are never living up to the standard you'd like to reach, maybe you need to look at your expectations for yourself. It can change ...
The Competitive Formula w/ My Swing Instructor and Mentor Robert Linville
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Linville (owner of Precision Golf School in Greensboro, NC) is probably the most knowledgeable person in the golf industry I know. He has over ...
The Best Definition of Process I’ve Ever Heard w/ Kellen Lee, CMPC
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You've heard the phrase "Stick to the process" or "focus on the process" or "the process is more important than the result" right? Probably more than ...
How to Get Over Scoring Plateaus w/ Adam Young Golf
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You've been shooting the same scores for a while now. You just can't seem to break through and go lower than normal. When you're on a plateau, how do ...
Where to Find Your Golf Motivation w/ Scott Barnicle, PhD, CMPC
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you focus on result throughout most of every round? Do you get disappointed when you don't play perfect? Where do you get your source of satisfacti...
Why the Mental Game is Vital w/ Dr. Lindsey Blom
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How much of golf would you say is mental and how much is physical? 50/50? 60/40? 20/80? Regardless you will scarcely find someone that thinks it's a...
How to Play Freely When the Pressure is Highest w/ Mini Tour Player Casey Komline
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What's up podcast! This is a special episode for me because I got to talk with my close friend Casey Komline about his experience in a mini tour event...
Should You Be Trying to Shoot Lower Golf Scores?
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all assume shooting a low score in golf should be the goal. But have we ever questioned that goal? What if there's a better mentality that would na...
How You Should Act When College Coaches are Watching + More | GTOTD
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What's up podcast listeners! I'd love to hear any questions you have or topics you'd like to hear on the pod. You send me something and I'll talk abou...
#59: Many Blows Fell a Large Tree- How to Reach Your Big Golf Goals
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What's up podcast listeners! There are endless golf topics that can be talked about, but I'd love to hear what YOU want to hear on the pod! If you're ...
#58: What Decides Who Wins a Golf Tournament?
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have a question about the mental game? Have a topic you'd like me to talk about? Send in your questions! If you listen with the Anchor app, just leave...
#57: Dr Lindsay Ross-Stewart, PhD on the Importance of the Mental Game
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode I talk about the importance of the mental game with Dr. Lindsay Ross-Stewart, PhD, an associate professor for Southern Illinois Univer...
#56: You the Athlete Need to Determine Success with Aaron Goldman of PLAYFree
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Josh talks with Aaron Goldman, Masters in Applied Human Development, mental performance coach, and owner of PLAYfree, about several h...
#55: Birdie Putts and Having the Confidence to Go Low
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we learn about the foundational skills you need to be able to step up to a birdie putt and be able to freely hit it with confidence. ...
#54: Two Sports Psych Masters Students Discuss the Psychology of Putting
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Mental Golf Show, Josh talks with two Masters in Sport Psych students from the University of North Texas about the mental game ...
#53: There’s No One Way to Think
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of us think that we have to do things just like to the pros in order to play like the pros. But I think that's a misconception that we should ch...
Too Afraid to Suck
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The key to dealing with fear of failure on and off the golf course. Thanks for listening! For more head to joshnicholsgolf.com.
Dealing with Change
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you deal with change? Is your house built on sand or on a solid foundation of rock? In order to deal with tough circumstances you must build fr...
Visualization Practice
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of us are looking for things we can be doing during our downtime, between tournaments, or just a good daily habit to exercise your mind. This vi...
When Things Feel Out of Control
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a strong tendency to focus on the things you can’t control, especially when circumstances are not how you’d like them to be. But when ex...
Wrong but Committed
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We wonder what it’s like to get in the zone. Or we want to figure out how to get out of our own way. Well you can’t simply will yourself into the ...
Update Pod - Coronavirus Edition
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Finally getting back in the saddle for an update on how things have been. There was a point in this coronavirus pandemic that I would've hesitated to ...
Playing it Safe
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The difference having a better strategy on the course can have on your long-term scores is massive. Make that decision now and look back in a decade a...
Special Guest Vanderbilt Head Coach Scott Limbaugh
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Back with another awesome conversation with a high level college coach! Well, I don't know if the conversation is awesome. At least Coach Limbaugh's h...
My Goals for My Game in 2020
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all need to set goals, and if I as a mental coach cannot set goals and hold myself accountable to those goals, then I'm really being disingenuous. ...
Special Guest Duke Men’s Coach Jamie Green
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Coach Jamie Green, Head Men's Coach of the Duke Blue Devils, and I go the distance on this episode. We cover the gamut of topics about how to coach, h...
Leaderboard Blindness
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What if you never looked at a leaderboard for an entire tournament? Or purposely had no clue what you were shooting for the day? I think we've all thr...
Special Guest Coach Lisa Strom
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode I have a conversation with Lisa Strom, head women's coach of Kent State. Kent State is a top-5 ranked school in the nation, and Lisa S...
How I learned Acceptance TWICE in one qualifier
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I know I haven't been at this whole mental coaching thing that long relative to so many awesome, experienced coaches out there. But I do have quite a ...
Special Guest Georgia Coach Chris Haack
09 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Haack is a coaching legend. He is in his 24th year at Georgia and has won two NCAA Championships. Here's just some of the players that Coach Haa...
Your Practice Isn’t Hard Enough
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Just me this time, and I want to address how so many players are too casual in their practice relative to a tournament or competition. If there is a ...
Special Guest Stanford Coach Conrad Ray
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This guest needs no introduction, but here goes anyway. Coach Conrad Ray is in his 16th year at Stanford, and is the reigning NCAA Champion. He has co...
The Good and the Bad of 2019
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This has been a really good year. When I look back over the whole year in retrospect it really looks like a roller coaster. A lot of lows where I was ...
Special Guest Auburn Head Coach Nick Clinard on Acceptance and much more
26 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hope everyone had a great Christmas! On this episode I talk with Auburn Head Men's Coach Nick Clinard. Coach Clinard's experience is extensive, and we...
Forget Your Goal
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Christmas everybody! On this episode, I go through an excerpt of "Better Than I Found It" by Baylor Head Coach Mike McGraw. This particular pass...
Special Guest Arizona Head Coach Jim Anderson on Re-Instilling Confidence
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back! On today's episode I talk with University of Arizona Men's Head Coach Jim Anderson. Coach Anderson has been head coach at Arizona since ...
Removing Nerves
15 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Taking this one to dive into some thoughts about removing nerves and anxiety. It's not an easy process or a fast one, but I believe there is a way. ...
Special Guest Auburn Women’s Head Coach Melissa Luellen
07 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Back with another interview with a high-level college coach! This time we have Auburn Women's Head Coach Melissa Luellen. Coach Luellen has coached at...
Update Pod
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everybody! Been busy lately. But here’s a quick update with how things have been going and how excited I am for the future. Thanks for listen...
Special Guest Boston Univ Coach Bruce Chalas on Perspective and Counterintuitive Thinking
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I talk with Boston University Head Women's Golf Coach Bruce Chalas to talk about his philosophies on the mental game and how individuals improve diffe...
Special Guest Baylor Coach Mike McGraw on Emotional Maturity and Impacting Lives
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A guest! For the first time ever on the show I have a guest, and this one is very special. Coach Mike McGraw spent 16 years coaching at Oklahoma State...
How to Stop the Vicious Circle
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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, whe...
Stop and Smell the Roses
29 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Post US Mid Am Recap/How to be Positive when things go Bad
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Pre-US Mid-Am Update
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 do...
What is Golf Mental Coaching?
08 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 Rob...
Mental Warm-Up
25 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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! F...
Slow Play
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 mi...
I Need to Evolve
28 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ag...
The pressure of an entire country on your shoulders
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, I compare my experience in my county amateur tournament to Rory McIlroy in the Open Championship 😂 But truthfully, being the loca...
My Student Bounces Back
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ca...
How to Make Quitting Easier
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Stick to the Process No Matter the Pressure
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 bef...
The Lies You Tell Yourself
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 yo...
The Next Shot
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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, b...
Failure is the Most Important Thing that can Happen to You
14 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 thor...
How to Get Off the Bogey Train
12 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Nerves: What, Why, and How?
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Perspective
07 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The #1 Thing Players Ask Me
06 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 throu...
Gary Woodland Plays the Long Game
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
7: The Long Game
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
5 minutes? More like 5 years. Patience and playing the long game. I believe this is a universal principle for success. But obviously it is not a "get ...
6: 6 minute rant about self-awareness
15 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I rant in my car about Self-Awareness and it's neglect by the majority of golfers, but it's extreme importance to helping you improve and play to your...
5: Tiger’s Win at the 2019 Masters
09 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When you make mistakes, do you learn from them? Mistakes are inevitable. Everyone makes them. How people differ is how they RESPOND to their mistakes....
4: Increase Your Self-Belief
02 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For most of my life I have fought low self-esteem, and I always seemed to have a string of thoughts running through my head like the ticker at the bot...
3: A Tale of Two Golfers
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I go through my post titled "A Tale of Two Golfers", in which I discuss the difference between a player who is focused primarily on t...
2: Lower Importance to Raise Your Game
10 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How you can reduce (or even eliminate) nerves by lowering the importance of the moment. Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to foundationsmp.co...
1: Why I Quit Pursuing Pro Golf
05 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet me, Josh Nichols! I launch a new podcast and talk about why I moved on from pursuing professional golf and how I got into mental coaching. Thanks...