The Mental Golf Show (Josh Nichols)
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| 24 May 2021 | How a Mental Coach Thinks Before, During, and After a Tournament | 00:50:44 | |
I played a golf tournament and documented my thoughts as I went through the week. I felt like I would want to be able to reference back to how I was thinking, and that it could possibly help somebody with how they should think before, during, and after an important round, or any round for that matter. ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here. Have a question about the mental game? Share them with the Facebook group or send your question to mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. Share this episode with someone who needs to work on their mental game! For blog posts, to take the mental game assessment, or to work with Josh 1-on-1, head to foundationsmp.com. Follow Josh on social! Twitter: @joshlukenichols - https://twitter.com/joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols - https://www.instagram.com/joshlukenichols/ Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf - https://www.facebook.com/JoshNicholsGolf/ Everywhere else - https://linktr.ee/joshlukenichols | |||
| 21 Apr 2020 | Dealing with Change | 00:13:03 | |
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 from the ground up. Thanks for listening! For more head to joshnicholsgolf.com. | |||
| 14 Aug 2020 | How You Should Act When College Coaches are Watching + More | GTOTD | 00:09:35 | |
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 about it. Here's some ways you can do that: Email: joshlukenichols@gmail.com Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols
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| 15 Dec 2020 | How I’m Working On Accepting Bad Golf | 00:24:32 | |
This is a more introspective episode, with applications to you. I know that thinking about these things will help you! ----- 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.com. For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com. Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 22 Feb 2021 | How Patience Pays Off w/ Mini Tour Pro Alejandro Tosti | 00:24:34 | |
On this episode of The Mental Golf Show Josh talks with a top ranked mini tour professional who plays on the SwingThought Tour along with other professional events. He's been on a tear recently having won 3 SwingThought events in a row! We talk about everything from his humble origin story in Argentina to his day to day routine as a pro golfer and what he does to make himself sharper. Alejandro Tosti on Instagram: @aletosti1 ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here. Have a question about the mental game? Share them with the Facebook group or send your question to mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. Share this episode with someone who needs to work on their mental game! For blog posts, a 6 minute visualization routine, to take the mental game assessment, or to work with Josh 1-on-1, head to foundationsmp.com. WATCH The Mental Golf Show on YouTube Follow Josh on social! Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 13 Dec 2021 | How To Break Through Scoring Barriers | 00:23:25 | |
Maybe you know this feeling: you're stuck in a rut of shooting the same range of scores over and over. This can be very frustrating, especially when you finally have a good round going. But it doesn't have to be this way. There's a way to break through that barrier and shoot lower. Josh explains how in this episode. ----- Get your questions featured on The Mental Golf Show by posting on social with the hashtag #askmentalgolfshow or by tagging @mentalgolfshow on twitter or instagram. ----- Interested in working one-on-one with Josh as your mental coach? Head to foundationsmp.com or email Josh directly at foundationsgolf@gmail.com. Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 04 Dec 2020 | Day of Rest | 00:02:27 | |
It's ok. Take a day. | |||
| 12 Aug 2020 | #59: Many Blows Fell a Large Tree- How to Reach Your Big Golf Goals | 00:05:37 | |
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 using the Anchor app, just leave me a voice or regular message. If not, send me an email joshlukenichols@gmail.com - big thanks to those who have done this already - you know who you are (: Follow me on social: @joshlukenichols Learn more at foundationsmp.com. ----- Music: Cold Funk by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3522-cold-funk License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Accralate by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3336-accralate License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Fearless First by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3742-fearless-first License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |||
| 30 Apr 2020 | Too Afraid to Suck | 00:07:16 | |
The key to dealing with fear of failure on and off the golf course. Thanks for listening! For more head to joshnicholsgolf.com. | |||
| 12 Apr 2021 | How Knowing Yourself Can Unlock Your Golf Game w/ pro golfer Alex Scott | 01:18:44 | |
This is some really great practical knowledge and perspective from pro golfer Alex Scott. Hope you really learn something here! Also just a small warning there is one curse word towards the end. ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here. Have a question about the mental game? Share them with the Facebook group or send your question to mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. Share this episode with someone who needs to work on their mental game! For blog posts, a 6 minute visualization routine, to take the mental game assessment, or to work with Josh 1-on-1, head to foundationsmp.com. WATCH The Mental Golf Show on YouTube Follow Josh on social! Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 28 Jul 2019 | I Need to Evolve | 00:08:46 | |
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 big as that then I need to get better. So this is me checking in on myself and telling all of you my intentions. Question of the day: What would it take for your default when you're struggling to call up your mental coach instead of your swing instructor? Let me know your answer on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, or Twitter! @joshlukenichols everywhere (except facebook I'm @joshnicholsgolf)
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| 01 Dec 2020 | Aim Small Miss Small | 00:14:31 | |
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 reach me, send me an email at joshlukenichols@gmail.com. For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com. Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 24 Jan 2022 | Keep Your Swing Off the Course | 00:16:46 | |
Sign up for The Mental Re-Grip weekly newsletter here. ----- Do you try to focus on your swing during a round of golf? I think you need to have better boundaries. Let's work through it together. ----- Episode chapters: 1:50 - Tournament scenario 6:49 - The Problem 7:58 - The Solution 9:52 - Your new reality 15:07 - Outro ----- Submit your podcast topic suggestions here. ----- Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your mental coach? Head to foundationsmp.com or email Josh directly at foundationsgolf@gmail.com. ----- Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 29 Nov 2020 | Bad Shots are Inevitable. So Why Aren’t You Ready for Them? | 00:16:37 | |
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 without a bad shot/swing/chip/putt? It doesn't happen. Ben Hogan famously said even in his best rounds he only hit 1 or 2 perfect shots. So it's essential that you prepare mentally for bad shots, holes, scores, and tournaments. Listen for a way to do it. ----- 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.com. For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com. Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 25 Apr 2023 | Your Motivation Controls Your Golf Game w/ Dr. Mike Grevlos | 01:29:03 | |
On today’s episode we have Dr. Mike Grevlos. He’s a speaker, consultant, performance coach to golfers, professor of motivation, performance, sport psychology, and neuroscience. He’s also the author of The Motivation Game: A Course on the Psychology of Golf Improvement which has been an Amazon Bestseller in the Golf and Sport Psychology genre. Some specific things he’s done that have stood out to me are his research on deliberate practice in college athletes and his articles on motivation and how it drives golfer’s decision making. ----- Dr. Mike Grevlos's website - themotivationgame.com ----- Take the Mental Game Assessment and learn your top mental game traits and your areas in most need of improvement. ----- Click here to sign up for The Mental Re-Grip ⛳️ newsletter to receive golf psychology help in your email inbox every-ish Tuesday. ----- Have a suggestion for a topic or guest? Drop your suggestions here. ----- Prefer reading, but somehow found yourself here in audio land? Click here to check out the Foundations Mental Performance blog. ----- Are you a competitive golfer? Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your Golf Psychology Coach? Head to joshnicholsgolf.com or email Josh directly at mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. ----- Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols ----- Follow The Mental Golf Show on social: Twitter: @mentalgolfshow Instagram: mentalgolfshow TikTok: mentalgolfshow | |||
| 09 Jun 2019 | Tiger’s Win at the 2019 Masters | 00:09:13 | |
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. Good players, mentally strong players, analyze their mistakes. They look hard in the mirror and figure out WHAT went wrong, WHEN it went wrong, HOW it went wrong, what that wrong feeling FELT like, and ultimately devise a PLAN to improve so as to correct that mistake in the future. This is what Tiger did coming off multiple close calls in the 2018 majors, and used what he learned to win the 2019 Masters. Waaaay behind the curve on this one, but the lessons and principles to be learned from Tiger's epic win are timeless. Hope you get some value out of it! Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com.
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| 12 Dec 2022 | Work On Mental from the Beginning w/ GolfPsych Co-Founder Jon Stabler | 00:47:18 | |
Coach Jon Stabler is the co-founder of GolfPsych golf mental game coaching school. He is also the co-author of The 8 Traits Of Champion Golfers: How To Develop The Mental Game Of A Pro. Click here to check out GolfPsych Click here to check out The 8 Traits Of Champion Golfers ----- Click here to sign up for The Mental Re-Grip ⛳️ newsletter to receive golf psychology help in your email inbox every-ish Tuesday. ----- Take the Mental Game Assessment and learn your top mental game traits and your areas in most need of improvement. ----- Have a suggestion for a topic or guest? Drop your suggestions here. ----- Prefer reading, but somehow found yourself here in audio land? Click here to check out the Foundations Mental Performance blog. ----- Are you a competitive golfer? Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your Golf Psychology Coach? Head to foundationsmp.com or email Josh directly at foundationsgolf@gmail.com. ----- Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf ----- Follow The Mental Golf Show on social: Twitter: @mentalgolfshow Instagram: mentalgolfshow TikTok: mentalgolfshow | |||
| 04 Feb 2020 | Playing it Safe | 00:21:51 | |
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 and realize how smart of a mental switch it was.
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| 15 Jul 2020 | #54: Two Sports Psych Masters Students Discuss the Psychology of Putting | 00:42:24 | |
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 as it relates to putting, as well as much more. Link to Elizabeth and Lauren's golf mental game survey: https://unt.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1KUontm4yPPPJTD For more from Foundations Mental Performance, including blog posts and a visualization practice, head to foundationsmp.com. Thanks for listening! | |||
| 19 Jun 2019 | The Long Game | 00:06:08 | |
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 rich quick scheme" or "7 steps to playing better golf". And that's the point. It is a marathon, and it requires patience. Behind every great player is an anonymous stretch of hours and weeks and months and years of hard work. I'm reluctant to prescribe tactics and tips, but I am fully committed to pushing players and people into believing in core truths. Running a MARATHON not a sprint. Subscribe and leave a review! Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com.
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| 14 Jun 2021 | What to Think if You Need a New Coach | Golf Thoughts Ep 4 | 00:32:28 | |
Take the Mental Game Assessment - https://joshlukenichols.wixsite.com/foundationsmp/assessment On today's episode, Josh recounts his experience of years and years of struggles and plateaus and slumps due to lack of good coaching, and what he did to resolve that. And how you can use his experience to choose the right coach for you. ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/418156186117538/ Have a question about the mental game? Share them with the Facebook group or send your question to mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. Share this episode with someone who needs to work on their mental game! For blog posts, to take the mental game assessment, or to work with Josh 1-on-1, head to foundationsmp.com. Follow Josh on social! Twitter: @joshlukenichols - https://twitter.com/joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols - https://www.instagram.com/joshlukenichols/ Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf - https://www.facebook.com/JoshNicholsGolf/ | |||
| 13 Nov 2019 | Special Guest Baylor Coach Mike McGraw on Emotional Maturity and Impacting Lives | 00:35:54 | |
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, a handful of years under Jay Seawell at Alabama, and is now the head coach at Baylor. Coach McGraw has won 3 NCAA championships, coached players such as Hunter Mahan, Charles Howell III, and Rickie Fowler, and his list of accomplishments goes on and on. Try to ignore me and pay attention to what Coach McGraw says because he is so wise.
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| 04 May 2020 | #53: There’s No One Way to Think | 00:09:50 | |
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 challenge ourselves on. What we do can weigh us down. So here's a challenge to change that way of thinking.
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| 30 Dec 2019 | The Good and the Bad of 2019 | 00:27:21 | |
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 going through a slog of building a new business from scratch, waiting for new players to work with, and trying to think of new things to create and post. But so many highs, with a ton of newly learned skills, so many things that I created, and best of all dozens of people that I would've never talked to had I not started this venture.
So long story long, I have one person to thank for making this all worth it: you. Here's to creating more and better in 2020!!
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| 31 Jan 2022 | How to Rewrite Your Mental Script w/ Dr. Patrick Cohn | 00:30:47 | |
A high quality conversation with one of the best in the sport psychology field. If you want to learn more about Dr. Patrick Cohn, head to peaksports.com. Or check out Dr. Cohn's podcast The Golf Psychology Podcast. ---------- Sign up for The Mental Re-Grip weekly newsletter here to get your weekly mental game tip. ---------- Have a topic idea for the podcast? Submit your podcast topic suggestions here. ---------- Episode chapters: 3:39 - Dr. Patrick Cohn intro 5:24 - How to prepare for a stressful round of golf 7:12 - Less thinking about technique 9:00 - How an average amateur player can simulate tournament conditions 12:01 - Better to be committed and wrong than correct and doubtful 12:39 - How to move on from bad shots 14:36 - How to rewrite your internal script 18:18 - How to track mental improvement 23:13 - What level of outward frustration is acceptable on the golf course? 25:10 - What percent of golf is mental and what percent is physical? ---------- Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your mental coach? Head to foundationsmp.com or email Josh directly at foundationsgolf@gmail.com. ---------- Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 23 Dec 2019 | Forget Your Goal | 00:21:13 | |
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 passage struck me as so important for everyone to hear. If we can all on some level focus more on the process and less on the result then we can be more free and have more fun along the journey. Thanks for listening! For more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com. Follow me! Instagram: @joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols Twitter: @joshlukenichols Facebook: @JoshNicholsGolf LinkedIn: joshlukenichols Snapchat: @joshlukenichols | |||
| 19 Jul 2019 | Stick to the Process No Matter the Pressure | 00:09:55 | |
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 extra content there that can bring you some more value and help you play better!
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| 09 Dec 2020 | The Temptation to Tamper with Technique | 00:15:33 | |
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 up trying to be perfect and finally just play, and actually start playing the way we wanted to all along? No? Just me? Suuuurrrrreeeee. ----- 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.com. For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com. Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 06 Jan 2020 | Your Practice Isn’t Hard Enough | 00:17:56 | |
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 dramatic difference in intensity from practice to tournament, then their will be a big difference in mindset as well. So here are some ways to give yourself the best opportunity to play your best when it matters.
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| 06 Jul 2019 | The #1 Thing Players Ask Me | 00:07:34 | |
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.
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| 14 Jul 2019 | Failure is the Most Important Thing that can Happen to You | 00:05:15 | |
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!
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| 05 Apr 2021 | What to Think if You’ve Never Broken Par Before | Golf Thoughts Ep 1 | 00:18:18 | |
Hey MGS listeners! Changing it up just a bit on the show today. Started a video series over on YouTube and wanted to drop the audio in here. I'm going to work on getting the audio better quality but for now this is the first episode of Golf Thoughts! Hope you enjoy! Also if you want to watch the episode on YouTube just click here. ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here. Have a question about the mental game? Share them with the Facebook group or send your question to mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. Share this episode with someone who needs to work on their mental game! For blog posts, a 6 minute visualization routine, to take the mental game assessment, or to work with Josh 1-on-1, head to foundationsmp.com. WATCH The Mental Golf Show on YouTube Follow Josh on social! Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 30 Jan 2020 | Special Guest Vanderbilt Head Coach Scott Limbaugh | 00:35:54 | |
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 half of the conversation is awesome. Why do awesome coach's keep agreeing to stoop to my level? Might never know. But listen up here because Coach Limbaugh is a down to earth, self proclaimed (and geographical) southerner, and really great, quotable, fun guy to talk to and learn from. And not to mention one of the best coaches in the country. Hope you enjoy and get something out of it! Thanks for listening! For more head to joshnicholsgolf.com. If you'd like to get in touch just email me: joshlukenichols@gmail.com or text me: (336) 399-1825 And here's some other places to find me. | |||
| 11 Apr 2023 | 2023 Masters Recap & You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know w/ Patrick Grimes | 01:30:15 | |
On this episode of The Mental Golf Show we have special guest Patrick Grimes. He's a former Stanford player, teammate and caddie for Patrick Rodgers, mini tour and PGA Tour player, and now swing and golf psychology coach. We talk about his journey through the college and mini tour ranks, then we talk about how psychology came into play into the 2023 Masters with Rahm, Brooks, Rory, Tiger, and how it can all apply to your game. ----- Patrick Grimes on instagram: patrickgrimesgolf ----- Take the Mental Game Assessment and learn your top mental game traits and your areas in most need of improvement. ----- Click here to sign up for The Mental Re-Grip ⛳️ newsletter to receive golf psychology help in your email inbox every-ish Tuesday. ----- Have a suggestion for a topic or guest? Drop your suggestions here. ----- Prefer reading, but somehow found yourself here in audio land? Click here to check out the Foundations Mental Performance blog. ----- Are you a competitive golfer? Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your Golf Psychology Coach? Head to joshnicholsgolf.com or email Josh directly at mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. ----- Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols ----- Follow The Mental Golf Show on social: Twitter: @mentalgolfshow Instagram: mentalgolfshow TikTok: mentalgolfshow | |||
| 12 Jul 2021 | The Best Mental Game Round Josh Has Ever Had | 00:27:23 | |
Take the Mental Game Assessment here ----- On this episode of The Mental Golf Show, Josh Nichols opens up his journal to show what a good mental game looks like in action from his own playing career. Going very practical in this one. ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here Have a question about the mental game? Share them with the Facebook group or send your question to mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. Share this episode with someone who needs to work on their mental game! For a 6 minute visualization exercise, blog posts, to work with Josh 1-on-1, and more head to foundationsmp.com. Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 30 Mar 2020 | When Things Feel Out of Control | 00:28:56 | |
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 external forces seem to be out of control, what you choose to focus on can determine your performance. Thanks for listening! For more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com. | |||
| 23 Sep 2019 | Post US Mid Am Recap/How to be Positive when things go Bad | 00:34:18 | |
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.
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| 22 Jul 2019 | The pressure of an entire country on your shoulders | 00:08:13 | |
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 Instagram by clicking here!
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| 13 Jan 2020 | How I learned Acceptance TWICE in one qualifier | 00:21:46 | |
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 bit of playing experience under my belt. And in my own life I have learned that there is a very high correlation between high acceptance and player better. In this episode, I tell a story about how I learned acceptance twice in one competitive round of golf. Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com. Have questions? Email me: joshlukenichols@gmail.com -- or -- text me: (336) 399-1825 Follow me! Instagram: @joshlukenichols Twitter: @joshlukenichols Facebook: @JoshNicholsGolf LinkedIn: joshlukenichols Snapchat: @joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols | |||
| 10 May 2021 | What to Think If You Bogey the First Hole | Golf Thoughts Ep 2 | 00:11:06 | |
Going practical here with something we can all relate to. I know all the times I've got off to a "bad" start and the emotions that come flooding in afterward. But you can fight it! Use these techniques to handle that adversity better next time. ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here. Have a question about the mental game? Share them with the Facebook group or send your question to mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. Share this episode with someone who needs to work on their mental game! For blog posts, to take the mental game assessment, or to work with Josh 1-on-1, head to foundationsmp.com. Follow Josh on social! Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 11 Jan 2021 | The Mentality to Handle Anything in Golf w/ UNCW Coach Jonathan Bowden | 00:38:20 | |
Do you know what it takes to make it onto a college golf team? How bout to regularly break 90? How bout to play in your state amateur tournament? These might sound like some pretty different goals, but the same principles apply to reaching all of them! And in this great interview with UNC Wilmington Coach Jonathan Bowden, we discuss the many different ways that you can improve, and the mentality that serves as foundation for that improvement. If you'd like more from Coach Jonathan Bowden, follow him on instagram: @coachbowden or on twitter: @coachbowden ----- 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.com. For blog posts, a 6 minute visualization routine, or to take the mental game assessment, head to foundationsmp.com. Follow me on social! Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 02 May 2023 | The New Science of Golf Psychology w/ Raymond Prior | 01:24:43 | |
On this episode we have Raymond Prior yet again. If you’ve been listening to this podcast for any length of time you know who he is. But in case you haven’t he is a performance consultant to high performers in many different industries, and works with player at the top of the golfing world. As you’ve probably heard me talk about before, he is dropping his new book Golf Beneath the Surface: The New Science of Golf Psychology. It will be available May 9 so the link to go grab it is below. We get into a ton as always but here's some of the interesting topics we get into:
----- Raymond Prior, PhD: Raymond Prior's website: btsmindset.com Amazon book- Golf Beneath the Surface: The New Science of Golf Psychology Raymond Prior, PhD on Twitter: @bts_mindset ----- Take the Mental Game Assessment and learn your top mental game traits and your areas in most need of improvement. ----- Click here to sign up for The Mental Re-Grip ⛳️ newsletter to receive golf psychology help in your email inbox every-ish Tuesday. ----- Have a suggestion for a topic or guest? Drop your suggestions here. ----- Prefer reading, but somehow found yourself here in audio land? Click here to check out the Foundations Mental Performance blog. ----- Are you a competitive golfer? Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your Golf Psychology Coach? Head to joshnicholsgolf.com or email Josh directly at mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. ----- Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols ----- Follow The Mental Golf Show on social: Twitter: @mentalgolfshow Instagram: mentalgolfshow TikTok: mentalgolfshow | |||
| 02 Sep 2020 | Why the Mental Game is Vital w/ Dr. Lindsey Blom | 00:30:10 | |
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 all physical and no mental. So then does your practice time reflect those percentages? If you think any part of golf is mental then you should incorporate at least some mental training into your regimen, and Dr. Lindsey Blom makes a great case for that in this episode. ----- Want to try some actual mental training? Try going through my visualization practice. If you do this daily I think you'll see actual improvement in focus, relaxation, and readiness to play. Here's the link: https://joshlukenichols.wixsite.com/foundationsmp/visualization-practice ----- Follow me! (On the internet. Don't follow me in real life that would be creepy.) Twitter: https://twitter.com/joshlukenichols Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshlukenichols/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/joshlukenichols Facebook: https://facebook.com/joshnicholsgolf LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshlukenichols/ ----- Music: Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |||
| 10 May 2019 | Lower Importance to Raise Your Game | 00:04:49 | |
How you can reduce (or even eliminate) nerves by lowering the importance of the moment.
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| 17 Jul 2019 | The Lies You Tell Yourself | 00:05:44 | |
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.
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| 28 Mar 2023 | Dispelling Common Golf Psychology Myths w/ Raymond Prior - Part 1 | 00:47:36 | |
In Dr. Prior’s upcoming book Golf Beneath the Surface (Amazon link to purchase--not an ad), a major theme is how the cliches and catch phrases and mental tips and tricks that we've heard so many times are mostly just myths. They’ve been generally accepted as truths but don't actually have much or any supporting evidence to back them up. So you could look at this episode as a teaser for the book and some of the deeper evidence based psychology that you will learn reading it, but I think equipping yourself with this knowledge will allow you to be more informed in fact checking what you read and hear, as well as how to specifically apply the actual scientifically backed psychology that will help you play better golf. ----- Raymond Prior, PhD: Raymond Prior's website: btsmindset.com Amazon book- Golf Beneath the Surface: The New Science of Golf Psychology Raymond Prior, PhD on Twitter: @bts_mindset ----- Episode topics: 00:00 Intro 02:42 Myth #1 - “Just be Positive” 11:51 Myth #2 - “Distraction techniques” 23:50 Myth #3 - “Willing the ball into the hole” 34:02 Myth #4 - “Just forget about a bad shot” 39:38 Extra - “How much block/technique practice should I be doing?” ----- Take the Mental Game Assessment and learn your top mental game traits and your areas in most need of improvement. ----- Click here to sign up for The Mental Re-Grip ⛳️ newsletter to receive golf psychology help in your email inbox every-ish Tuesday. ----- Have a suggestion for a topic or guest? Drop your suggestions here. ----- Prefer reading, but somehow found yourself here in audio land? Click here to check out the Foundations Mental Performance blog. ----- Are you a competitive golfer? Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your Golf Psychology Coach? Head to joshnicholsgolf.com or email Josh directly at mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. ----- Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols ----- Follow The Mental Golf Show on social: Twitter: @mentalgolfshow Instagram: mentalgolfshow TikTok: mentalgolfshow | |||
| 03 May 2021 | Do You Have a Plan? w/ Identical Twin Pro Golfers Jeremy & Yannik Paul | 00:35:00 | |
On this episode of The Mental Golf Show Josh talks with identical twin pro golfers Jeremy and Yannik Paul about meditation, the importance of having a plan, and how being intentional with your time can make a huge difference. Click here for a 6-minute visualization/meditation practice. ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here. Have a question about the mental game? Share them with the Facebook group or send your question to mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. Share this episode with someone who needs to work on their mental game! For blog posts, to take the mental game assessment, or to work with Josh 1-on-1, head to foundationsmp.com. WATCH The Mental Golf Show on YouTube Follow Josh on social! Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 19 Aug 2020 | How to Play Freely When the Pressure is Highest w/ Mini Tour Player Casey Komline | 00:19:21 | |
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 and the mental game lessons he learned. I think this is a super relatable episode that you are definitely going to learn something from! ----- Thanks for listening! Learn more: foundationsmp.com Follow me on twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols YouTube: joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols ----- Music: Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |||
| 02 Aug 2021 | Why Self-Forgiveness is So Important | 00:06:41 | |
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| 15 Dec 2019 | Removing Nerves | 00:18:16 | |
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.
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| 07 Mar 2022 | Wake Up In the Present w/ Dr. Joseph Parent | 01:06:24 | |
We slow things down this week on The Mental Golf Show. Josh is joined by legendary psychologist Dr. Joseph Parent to talk about mindfulness, awareness, and playing within yourself. Dr. Parent is author of Zen Golf and has worked with world number one players Vijay Singh and Kristie Kerr. ----- Episode links: Dr. Parent’s Mindfulness Practices - YouTube ----- Have a suggestion for a topic or guest? Drop your suggestions here. ----- Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your mental coach? Head to foundationsmp.com or email Josh directly at foundationsgolf@gmail.com. ----- Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 13 Mar 2023 | How to be Process-Focused w/ Nicole Erickson, CMPC | 00:38:40 | |
On this episode of The Mental Golf Show, we have Coach Nicole Erickson to discuss identity in golf, the problem with outcome-focus, managing anger and frustration, handling pressure and nerves, how to track your mental game improvement, and more. But before we get into the episode, I encourage you to go take the Mental Game Assessment. It’s a 15 minute personality quiz, but for golf. When you complete it, I’ll send you a personalized report of your results that will tell you what your mental strengths are and where you can put your effort to improve and a specific way to do it. ----- Nicole Erickson on Instagram - @coachnicole.e Nicole Erickson's website - nicoleerickson.com ----- 00:58 - Nicole Erickson 05:20 - Typical golfer struggles 07:38 - The problem with wrapping up your identity in golf 11:16 - How to be less outcome-focused 20:58 - How to manage emotions like anger and frustration 25:07 - How to handle pressure and nerves 27:36 - Controllables vs. Uncontrollables 29:30 - Tracking mental game improvement 33:31 - What percent of golf is mental and physical 34:28 - @coachnicole.e on Instagram ----- Take the Mental Game Assessment and learn your top mental game traits and your areas in most need of improvement. ----- Click here to sign up for The Mental Re-Grip ⛳️ newsletter to receive golf psychology help in your email inbox every-ish Tuesday. ----- Have a suggestion for a topic or guest? Drop your suggestions here. ----- Prefer reading, but somehow found yourself here in audio land? Click here to check out the Foundations Mental Performance blog. ----- Are you a competitive golfer? Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your Golf Psychology Coach? Head to joshnicholsgolf.com or email Josh directly at mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. ----- Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols ----- Follow The Mental Golf Show on social: Twitter: @mentalgolfshow Instagram: mentalgolfshow TikTok: mentalgolfshow | |||
| 18 Nov 2019 | Special Guest Boston Univ Coach Bruce Chalas on Perspective and Counterintuitive Thinking | 00:29:43 | |
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 differently from each other. Coach Chalas is a counterintuitive thinker, something that a lot of golf coaches aren't because they're afraid they might say something wrong. Coach Chalas is more interested in the long-term improvement of the person rather than the short-term good scores, yet his coaching has produced some awesome results!
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| 03 Dec 2020 | Your Practice Needs to Be a High Quantity of Quality | 00:22:34 | |
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 reach me, send me an email at joshlukenichols@gmail.com. For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com. Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 05 Apr 2023 | Dispelling Common Golf Psychology Myths w/ Raymond Prior - Part 2 | 00:54:53 | |
Welcome to part 2 of 2 where Raymond Prior, PhD and I work through another set of common golf psychology myths. If you haven't listened to part 1, I highly recommend it. In part 1 we talked about myths and cliches like “just be positive”, why distracting yourself is unhelpful, how you can’t just will the ball into the hole or make yourself focus, and it’s impossible to just forget a bad shot. We also had a little bonus at the end talking about block vs random practice and how much you should be challenging yourself in practice. In part 2 we talk about what's deceiving about the common wisdom surrounding nerves and anxiety, perception vs. reality, muscle memory, pre-shot routines, alcohol helping your anxiety, sleep being optional, and we take a deep dive on the yips that you're not going to want to miss. ----- Raymond Prior, PhD: Raymond Prior's website: btsmindset.com Amazon book- Golf Beneath the Surface: The New Science of Golf Psychology Raymond Prior, PhD on Twitter: @bts_mindset ----- Episode topics: 00:00 Intro 02:50 Myth # 4 - “Nerves = Anxiety” 14:12 Extra - Yips deep dive 20:35 Myth # 5 - “Perception is Reality” 26:40 Myth # 6 - “Muscle memory” 29:24 Extra - Pre-shot routines - Need em or not? 32:55 Myth # 7 - “Alcohol for 1st tee anxiety” 43:25 Myth # 8 - “I don’t need to sleep” 48:27 Extra - The best thing to do after you get a golf lesson ----- Take the Mental Game Assessment and learn your top mental game traits and your areas in most need of improvement. ----- Click here to sign up for The Mental Re-Grip ⛳️ newsletter to receive golf psychology help in your email inbox every-ish Tuesday. ----- Have a suggestion for a topic or guest? Drop your suggestions here. ----- Prefer reading, but somehow found yourself here in audio land? Click here to check out the Foundations Mental Performance blog. ----- Are you a competitive golfer? Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your Golf Psychology Coach? Head to joshnicholsgolf.com or email Josh directly at mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. ----- Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols ----- Follow The Mental Golf Show on social: Twitter: @mentalgolfshow Instagram: mentalgolfshow TikTok: mentalgolfshow | |||
| 27 Jan 2020 | My Goals for My Game in 2020 | 00:28:42 | |
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. So I have set goals for myself and my own golf game for this year. I hope you can learn and be able to set some realistic and some stretch goals for yourself this year as well. Thanks for listening! For more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com. If you'd like to get in touch with me, email me at joshlukenichols@gmail.com or tweet me @joshlukenichols. For other links head here. | |||
| 17 Aug 2020 | Should You Be Trying to Shoot Lower Golf Scores? | 00:09:27 | |
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 naturally lead to lower scores over time? ----- Thanks for listening! Learn more: foundationsmp.com Follow me on twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols YouTube: joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols | |||
| 18 Dec 2020 | A Good Way to Pre-Accept Bad Golf | 00:20:20 | |
Try putting yourself in this mentality the next time you play, and if you're having a hard time, use this technique to help nudge you towards that mentality. ----- 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.com. For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com. Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 05 Aug 2020 | #57: Dr Lindsay Ross-Stewart, PhD on the Importance of the Mental Game | 00:51:40 | |
On this episode I talk about the importance of the mental game with Dr. Lindsay Ross-Stewart, PhD, an associate professor for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, the Graduate Program Director for their Sport and Exercise Psychology Graduate Program, and the Sport Psychology Consultant for their Division I Athletics Program. So needless to say, she knows what she's talking about. If you'd like to know more about Foundations Mental Performance, head to foundationsmp.com. Thanks for listening! ----- Music: Cold Funk by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3522-cold-funk License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Accralate by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3336-accralate License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Fearless First by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3742-fearless-first License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |||
| 31 May 2021 | How to Detach Yourself from Golf Results w/ pro golfer Ryan Muthiora | 00:32:21 | |
Ever feel like you live and die by every single shot or hole or round? Not only is that unhealthy in general, that will negatively affect your playing ability. Learn from a pro golfer that balance is a much better way to golf, and live. ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here. Have a question about the mental game? Share them with the Facebook group or send your question to mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. Share this episode with someone who needs to work on their mental game! For blog posts, to take the mental game assessment, or to work with Josh 1-on-1, head to foundationsmp.com. Follow Josh on social! Twitter: @joshlukenichols - https://twitter.com/joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols - https://www.instagram.com/joshlukenichols/ Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf - https://www.facebook.com/JoshNicholsGolf/ | |||
| 29 Nov 2021 | How a Good Pre-Shot Routine can Help You Handle Anything | 00:25:43 | |
Get your questions featured on The Mental Golf Show by posting on social with the hashtag #askmentalgolfshow or by tagging @mentalgolfshow on twitter or instagram. ----- How much thought have you REALLY put into your pre-shot routine? Josh takes a deep dive on how to make your pre-shot routine an asset to your golf game. ----- Interested in working one-on-one with Josh as your mental coach? Head to foundationsmp.com or email Josh directly at foundationsgolf@gmail.com. Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 23 May 2023 | The Purpose of Meditation for Golf | 00:27:17 | |
On this episode, we talk about meditation. What is it? How to do it? Why should I do it? How will it help my golf game? And if you’re interested in nerding out with me and want to read more about the benefits of meditation/mindfulness practice, here’s the best research paper I’ve personally read about it: Meditation experience is associated with difference in default mode network activity and connectivity And here’s an excerpt from Raymond Prior’s book on just a “few” of the benefits mindfulness practice can have on you as a person: “A massive body of research shows people who practice mindfulness tend to be happier, more optimistic, more hopeful, and more fulfilled with their chosen crafts. They are more satisfied with their lives and grateful for what they have. They are less anxious, stressed, fearful, and depressed. They are less likely to repeatedly fall into unproductive habit loops and lose control in stressful environments. They are more emotionally intelligent and emotionally agile, allowing them to respond to negative emotions more effectively. They are more likely to engage in behaviors that lead to better health and higher performance related to physical fitness, nutrition, and sleep. They are physically healthier, have stronger immune systems, and even get fewer colds. They are more motivated to pursue passions and interests. They are more conscientious and openminded, leading to faster and better learning. They’re more resilient when faced with challenges and show more grit when pursuing endeavors that are important to them. They are more forgiving, empathic, and are better able to see other’s perspectives. They have closer and more functional relationships with friends, family, and romantic partners. “Oh, and people who practice mindfulness are more composed under pressure and have more stable confidence. “In the coming years, mindfulness practices will be as common, and required, for sport and performance as strength and conditioning training because the positive impacts are measurable and undeniable; those who don’t understand and don’t practice mindfulness will be left lagging behind.” Dr. Raymond Prior. Golf Beneath the Surface (Kindle Locations 977-986). Kindle Edition. ----- Meditation - here's a Breath-Centered Mindfulness Practice that I recorded for you to try. ----- Take the Mental Game Assessment and learn your top mental game traits and your areas in most need of improvement. ----- Click here to sign up for The Mental Re-Grip ⛳️ newsletter to receive golf psychology help in your email inbox every-ish Tuesday. ----- Have a suggestion for a topic or guest? Drop your suggestions here. ----- Prefer reading, but somehow found yourself here in audio land? Click here to check out the Foundations Mental Performance blog. ----- Are you a competitive golfer? Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your Golf Psychology Coach? Head to joshnicholsgolf.com or email Josh directly at mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. ----- Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols ----- Follow The Mental Golf Show on social: Twitter: @mentalgolfshow Instagram: mentalgolfshow TikTok: mentalgolfshow | |||
| 08 Dec 2020 | There’s No Such Thing as Luck in Golf | 00:12:45 | |
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| 25 Oct 2019 | How to Stop the Vicious Circle | 00:31:23 | |
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 how you react to it that defines you.
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| 22 Jul 2020 | #55: Birdie Putts and Having the Confidence to Go Low | 00:07:07 | |
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. For more on this subject, or to learn about working with a mental performance coach, head to foundationsmp.com.
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| 21 Aug 2019 | Slow Play | 00:26:32 | |
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.
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| 30 Nov 2020 | What You Can Learn from Tiger and Dustin at the 2020 Masters | 00:13:59 | |
At first glance, Tiger and Dustin Johnson are very different people. Personality-wise who could be more different? But they share one super important trait that you can do and can directly help you play better. Listen to hear what it is! ----- 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.com. For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com. Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 11 Dec 2020 | Control | 00:14:22 | |
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 about the mental game, this is becoming one of the most important mental game topics that makes the most difference for the most people. ----- FYI this was recorded at 8:48pm on 12/10 but it wouldn't upload until the following morning. 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.com. For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com. Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 07 Dec 2019 | Special Guest Auburn Women’s Head Coach Melissa Luellen | 00:24:54 | |
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 Tulsa, 13 years at Arizona State, and now in her fifth year at Auburn. She has made 16 NCAA appearances, 12 NCAA top-10s, coached 15 players to All-American status, and won an NCAA Title in 2009. So take what Coach Luellen says to heart.
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| 26 Dec 2022 | How to Mindfully Set Goals for 2023 (and for golf) | 00:14:45 | |
Attention is important. It’s been proven in scientific studies over and over again. And we can all attest to its importance from our own experience. We know when we’re distracted it hurts our game. So how can we improve our attention? And how can we apply that to goal-setting for the new year? Sources: (1) Sollisch, J. (August, 2010). Multitasking makes us all a little dumber. Chicago Tribune. https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-xpm-2010-08-10-ct-oped-0811-multitask-20100810-story.html. (2) Killingsworth, M. A., & Gilbert, D. T. (2010). A wandering mind is an unhappy mind. Science, 330(6006), 932-932. ----- Click here to sign up for The Mental Re-Grip ⛳️ newsletter to receive golf psychology help in your email inbox every-ish Tuesday. ----- Take the Mental Game Assessment and learn your top mental game traits and your areas in most need of improvement. ----- Have a suggestion for a topic or guest? Drop your suggestions here. ----- Prefer reading, but somehow found yourself here in audio land? Click here to check out the Foundations Mental Performance blog. ----- Are you a competitive golfer? Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your Golf Psychology Coach? Head to foundationsmp.com or email Josh directly at foundationsgolf@gmail.com. ----- Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf ----- Follow The Mental Golf Show on social: Twitter: @mentalgolfshow Instagram: mentalgolfshow TikTok: mentalgolfshow | |||
| 26 Dec 2019 | Special Guest Auburn Head Coach Nick Clinard on Acceptance and much more | 00:32:22 | |
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 cover a lot of ground in this conversation. So I hope you get a lot of value and learn a lot. Thanks for listening! For more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com. Follow me! Instagram: @joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols Twitter: @joshlukenichols Facebook: @JoshNicholsGolf LinkedIn: joshlukenichols Snapchat: @joshlukenichols | |||
| 26 Jul 2021 | What to Think If You’re Shanking it On the Range | 00:17:54 | |
We all know this situation. But do we all have the tools for how to handle it properly? In this episode, Josh helps you learn what to think when you don't know which end of the club to hold. ----- Thanks for listening! Like this episode? Share it with someone who needs to hear it! Take the Mental Game Assessment here Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here Have a question about the mental game? Share them with the Facebook group or send your question to mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. For a 6 minute visualization exercise, blog posts, to work with Josh 1-on-1, and more head to foundationsmp.com. Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 22 Jul 2019 | How to Make Quitting Easier | 00:03:38 | |
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!
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| 25 Aug 2019 | Mental Warm-Up | 00:08:25 | |
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.
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| 17 Sep 2020 | How to Get Over Scoring Plateaus w/ Adam Young Golf | 01:07:40 | |
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 you overcome it? That's just one of the topics Adam Young and I discuss on this episode. Adam Young is the author of the best-selling golf book of The Practice Manual. You should definitely follow Adam Young on twitter @adamyounggolf or check out his site adamyounggolf.com. ----- We took questions on this episode! To get your question answered next time tweet me! @joshlukenichols | |||
| 25 Jan 2021 | What to do After You Play Terrible | 00:24:32 | |
We all have bad rounds. It's inevitable. It's just the law of the variance in golf. It will happen. Yet we still always hate it and get super emotional about it and often times spiral and don't know how to stop the spiral. On this episode, Josh offers ways to actually go down the correct road at the fork and work on improving this tendency. ----- Thanks for listening! Have a question about the mental game? Send your question to joshlukenichols@gmail.com. Share with someone who needs to work on their mental game! For blog posts, a 6 minute visualization routine, to take the mental game assessment, and much more, head to foundationsmp.com. WATCH this episode of The Mental Golf Show on YouTube Follow Josh on social! Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 25 Sep 2020 | The Best Definition of Process I’ve Ever Heard w/ Kellen Lee, CMPC | 00:59:36 | |
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 you'd like. But what does it mean? This conversation with Kellen Lee, one of the mental coaches for the San Francisco Giants baseball organization, dives deep into that very topic, and how having a clear process can actually help you play better. And not to mention a ton of other super valuable stuff. I hope you enjoy! Tweet me! @joshlukenichols
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| 17 Jan 2022 | How to be a Major Winner w/ Texas Head Coach John Fields | 01:09:45 | |
Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler, Dylan Frittelli, Tim Herron, Doug Ghim, Jhonattan Vegas, and dozens of All-Americans were all coached by the same guy: John Fields. Listen in to Josh's conversation with this coaching legend. ----- Episode chapters: 1:41 - Coach Fields Introduction 4:40 - What made Coach Fields want to be a college golf coach 6:27 - What’s Coach Fields’ “why”? 8:56 - Coach Fields’ role in getting players to PGA Tour 15:42 - Why Texas is set up for players’ success 17:08 - How Texas works on the mental game 26:44 - Coach Fields as sports psychologist 29:47 - A round of golf is an 18 hole test Listener questions 33:57 - What do you like to see players do on and off the course? 41:34 - How does a team generate a culture? 46:05 - How does Coach Fields turn Jordan Spieth into a Major winner? 52:47 - What do you say to a player in the middle of an event if their game just isn’t there? 57:53 - What percent of golf is mental and what percent is physical? 1:05:00 - Delusional confidence ----- Submit your podcast topic suggestions here. ----- Interested in working one-on-one with Josh as your mental coach? Head to foundationsmp.com or email Josh directly at foundationsgolf@gmail.com. ----- Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 20 Sep 2021 | How To Simulate Pressure in Practice | 00:15:42 | |
Take the Mental Game Assessment here ----- What do you do to be a better player under pressure? In this episode Josh discusses what you need to do to become a better pressure player. ----- Question: What is your practice schedule like? How many hours a week do you get to practice? What percentage of time do you give to different parts of your game? Is there a way you feel like you could practice better? Let the MGS community know! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here Interested in working with Josh as your mental coach? Head to foundationsmp.com or email Josh directly at foundationsgolf@gmail.com. Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 17 Jan 2020 | Special Guest Coach Lisa Strom | 00:19:02 | |
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 Strom took over in July 2019. So she inherits an awesome team that she is making better on a daily basis. Listen up for how she thinks and the way she goes about improving herself and her team, and how that can help you too. Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com. Have questions? Email me: joshlukenichols@gmail.com -- or -- text me: (336) 399-1825 Follow me! Instagram: @joshlukenichols Twitter: @joshlukenichols Facebook: @JoshNicholsGolf LinkedIn: joshlukenichols Snapchat: @joshlukenichols TikTok: @joshlukenichols | |||
| 08 Feb 2021 | How to Mentally Handle Bad Weather Conditions | 00:15:34 | |
How do you get to where bad weather doesn't bother you? How can you get out to the course early in the morning when you'd rather sleep? How can you build up the ability to handle tough situations and get a leg up on your competition? That's what this episode is all about. ----- Thanks for listening! Have a question about the mental game? Send your question to joshlukenichols@gmail.com. Share with someone who needs to work on their mental game! For blog posts, a 6 minute visualization routine, to take the mental game assessment, and much more, head to foundationsmp.com. WATCH The Mental Golf Show on YouTube Follow Josh on social! Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 30 May 2022 | Normalizing Mental Game Improvement w/ Dr. Dane Anderson | 01:18:06 | |
Dr. Dane Anderson is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Mental Performance Consultant who brings some excellent new thoughts to the show that will help you improve yourself and therefore your golf game. ----- Episode link: ----- Episode chapters:
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| 16 Sep 2020 | Where to Find Your Golf Motivation w/ Scott Barnicle, PhD, CMPC | 00:39:15 | |
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 satisfaction and enjoyment in golf? Do you get it from external sources like shot, or score, or tournament finish? On this episode Josh has a conversation Scott Barnicle, a professor at West Virginia University with a PhD in Sport and Exercise Psychology and is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant. He has coached college golf, works with athletes in many different sports, and has some great insights on what it takes to be a mentally strong golfer. Hope you enjoy! Let me know what you thought. Tweet me! @joshlukenichols Email me! joshlukenichols@gmail.com My website: foundationsmp.com | |||
| 14 Dec 2020 | Stop Comparing Yourself to Others | 00:17:19 | |
This is a huge burden that we all carry. But the freedom that comes from improving in this area feels so good. ----- 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.com. For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com. Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 19 Jul 2021 | How Josh is Preparing for the US Mid-Am | 00:19:09 | |
On this episode, Josh has some updates on the show, and he gives you advice on how to prepare for tournaments based on his own experiences preparing for USGA U.S. Mid-Ams. ----- Thanks for listening! Like this episode? Share it with someone who needs to hear it! Take the Mental Game Assessment here Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here Have a question about the mental game? Share them with the Facebook group or send your question to mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. For a 6 minute visualization exercise, blog posts, to work with Josh 1-on-1, and more head to foundationsmp.com. Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 03 Jan 2022 | #2 Ranked Amateur in the World Pierceson Coody on How to Handle Nerves | 00:53:59 | |
Top-ranked amateur Pierceson Coody joins Josh to discuss being ranked #1 on the WAGR, the Walker Cup, playing in the 2021 US Open, the pressure of playing with Rickie Fowler in the US Open qualifier, how to deal with the pressure of huge events, moving on from bad shots and bad rounds, his practice routine, his 10 year goal as a future professional golfer, and more. ----- Get your questions featured on The Mental Golf Show by posting on social with the hashtag #askmentalgolfshow or by tagging @mentalgolfshow on twitter or instagram. ----- Interested in working one-on-one with Josh as your mental coach? Head to foundationsmp.com or email Josh directly at foundationsgolf@gmail.com. Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 05 May 2019 | Why I Quit Pursuing Pro Golf | 00:03:19 | |
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 for listening!
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| 23 Oct 2020 | How a Regular Person Can Become a Scratch Golfer w/ Sean Denning of parmachine.com | 00:34:14 | |
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 around a 4, into a scratch in just over a year. Now at first glance that might not sound like a lot and it might sound like a long time. But look at your improvement during your own life. Has it been dramatic? Has it been fast? If you're like me, then most likely not. Improvement is slow in golf, and making big strides is really difficult. And the better you are the harder it gets to improve even further. But what I like about this conversation and Sean's story is that he did it with an hour here and an hour there. He didn't have a tour player schedule. But HOW he spent his time is what made the difference. If you don't have quantity, then extreme quality will have to do. Hope you enjoyed this episode, because I know I did. For more from Sean, hit his website parmachine.com or follow him on twitter @Par_Machine Follow me on twitter! @joshlukenichols | |||
| 11 Jul 2019 | Nerves: What, Why, and How? | 00:09:49 | |
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 more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com.
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| 19 Dec 2019 | Special Guest Arizona Head Coach Jim Anderson on Re-Instilling Confidence | 00:31:30 | |
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 2012, and is one of the top young college coaches in America. He plays humble pie a little bit, but he has so much wisdom to share in this podcast.
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| 28 Nov 2020 | Your Game Doesn’t Change Overnight | 00:14:59 | |
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 golfer from one day to the next. But he (and all of us) need to realize an important truth about our game. Listen to hear it! *****Bonus points to the first person to send me the name of my cat which is revealed after she so rudely (but also cutely) interrupted me***** ----- 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.com. For blog posts and more, head to foundationsmp.com. Follow me on social Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||
| 17 Oct 2020 | How Managing Expectations Makes You a Better Golfer and a Happier Person w/ Jon Sherman of Practical Golf | 00:53:37 | |
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 everything about you and your golf game, and for the better. If you'd like to get more from Jon Sherman, head to practical-golf.com or follow him on twitter @practicalgolf Thanks for listening! Follow me on twitter: @joshlukenichols | |||
| 07 Jun 2021 | Two Keys for Any Player to Get Better at Golf w/ pro golfer Michael Hébert | 00:30:17 | |
Take the Mental Game Assessment: https://joshlukenichols.wixsite.com/foundationsmp/assessment On today's episode, Josh has a conversation with a professional golfer, Michael Hébert. There is some awesome stuff in here that can apply to any player at any level of the game. ----- Thanks for listening! Become part of the MGS community! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here Have a question about the mental game? Share them with the Facebook group or send your question to mentalgolfshow@gmail.com. Share this episode with someone who needs to work on their mental game! For blog posts, to take the mental game assessment, or to work with Josh 1-on-1, head to foundationsmp.com. Follow Josh on social! Twitter: @joshlukenichols - https://twitter.com/joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols - https://www.instagram.com/joshlukenichols/ Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf - https://www.facebook.com/JoshNicholsGolf/ | |||
| 29 Jul 2020 | #56: You the Athlete Need to Determine Success with Aaron Goldman of PLAYFree | 01:00:51 | |
On this episode, Josh talks with Aaron Goldman, Masters in Applied Human Development, mental performance coach, and owner of PLAYfree, about several highly relevant topics that will help both athletes and coaches improve their performance, track their improvement, and most importantly, enjoy the journey. If you'd like to know more about Aaron Goldman, his site is playfreesport.com. And you should follow him on instagram @playfreeperformance. For more from Foundations Mental Performance, head to foundationsmp.com.
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| 16 Apr 2020 | Visualization Practice | 00:12:39 | |
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 visualization practice is a good way to fill those gaps! The first half of this episode describes the why, what, and how of visualization/meditation. And the second half is a recording of a visualization practice that I do for myself. But just because it's for me doesn't mean you can't use it. It's generic enough to apply to you, while specific enough to simulate the feelings that you should have before, during, and after a competitive round of golf. Hope this helps! For more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com. | |||
| 03 Oct 2020 | The Competitive Formula w/ My Swing Instructor and Mentor Robert Linville | 00:44:28 | |
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 30 years experience working with golfers, from beginners to USGA champions. Hopefully you'll be able to glean a little knowledge off of this episode. Follow Robert on Instagram and Twitter: @rlprecisiongolf Follow me on twitter! @joshlukenichols My mental coaching business: foundationsmp.com | |||
| 13 May 2019 | A Tale of Two Golfers | 00:31:14 | |
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 their physical game, and a player with the priority of mental game improvement. How this affects the way you handle pressure situations is monumental. Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com.
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| 15 Jun 2019 | 6 minute rant about self-awareness | 00:09:46 | |
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 potential. Subscribe and leave a review! Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com.
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| 21 Jun 2019 | Gary Woodland Plays the Long Game | 00:06:13 | |
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 betting that this perspective doesn't change anytime soon for Gary. Subscribe and leave a review! Thanks for listening! For lots more, head to joshnicholsgolf.com.
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| 25 Apr 2022 | Be A Researcher of Yourself w/ Sarah Taylor, M.S. | 01:05:25 | |
Sarah Taylor is a Mental Performance Coach that works with players on the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour. She has her Masters in Sport Psychology. In this great conversation Sarah and Josh cover acceptance, awareness, confidence, consistency, hard work, grit and perseverance, and what separates the best from the rest. ----- Episode links: ----- Take the Mental Game Assessment and learn your top mental game traits and your areas in most need of improvement. ----- Have a suggestion for a topic or guest? Drop your suggestions here. ----- Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your mental coach? Head to foundationsmp.com or email Josh directly at foundationsgolf@gmail.com. ----- Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf | |||