The Mental Golf Show is all about helping serious golfers translate their game when it matters.
Host Josh Nichols — a U.S. Mid-Amateur finalist and Golf Mental Coach — has spent years investigating one question: why do good players struggle to access their best game under real conditions? Through in-depth conversations with players, coaches, and performance experts — plus solo topical episodes breaking down what he’s learned — Josh investigates the gap between a golfer’s potential and what actually shows up on the course.
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308: How to Handle Challenges on the Golf Course Like a Pro
Épisode 6
mardi 27 octobre 2026 • Durée 07:10
👉 Take the free Mental Game Assessment: https://app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment
38 questions, less than 5 minutes. You’ll get your Mental Game Index (your handicap index, but for your mental game) plus strokes gained for each mental game trait.
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Your driver cracks on the range the morning of the club championship. You hit it in the trees. Play gets suspended. Terrible luck, right?
Maybe not. In this episode I tell the story of a golfer whose answer to every break, good or bad, was two words: “We’ll see.” A cracked driver, a rolled ankle, a lightning delay, and a lead going into the final round. None of it meant what his playing partners thought it meant.
In this episode:
• Why labeling what happens as good or bad is just guessing
• How golfers get careless after good breaks and tight after bad ones
• What acceptance actually is on the golf course, and what it isn’t
307: The Feel Fix: What to Do When Your Round Starts Going Bad
Épisode 5
mardi 20 octobre 2026 • Durée 22:53
I get on-course with Mike from Chasing Scratch to talk through his thoughts on, well, his thoughts. We work through his process of how he manages his swing thoughts on the course. Mike is a great player and has improved a ton through gaining a better understanding of his own golf game.
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Mentioned in this episode:
📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement.
👨🏻🏫 1-on-1 Mental Coaching with Josh: Visit joshnicholsgolf.com/coaching to see plans and pricing to work with Josh on your mental game.
306: Karl Morris - Why Golfers Struggle to Build True Confidence
Épisode 4
mardi 13 octobre 2026 • Durée 53:42
In this episode, performance coach Karl Morris shares insights on how perception, mental models, and understanding the nature of golf can transform your game. Discover practical exercises and mental shifts to access your skills and enjoy golf more.
Key topics (AI-generated 🤖)
- The importance of accepting bad shots as part of golf
- Using intention to improve golf interaction
- Changing perception to reduce threat response
- The concept of 'skill access' versus 'skill development'
- The role of mental stories and beliefs in golf performance
- Practical exercises to reframe bad shots and pressure situations
- The analogy of golf as a made-up game like Monopoly
- The impact of perception on access to skills during play
- The importance of simplicity and focus in the mental game
- How to question and redefine your relationship with golf
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Mentioned in this episode:
📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement.
👕 William Murray - Get the best looking and best fitting clothes in the game 15% off!
👨🏻🏫 1-on-1 Mental Coaching with Josh: Visit joshnicholsgolf.com/coaching to see plans and pricing to work with Josh on your mental game.
305: Manuel Elvira - Big Moments, Imposter Syndrome, and How to Gain Confidence Even When You Lose
Épisode 3
mardi 6 octobre 2026 • Durée 56:15
Just a few weeks ago, Manuel Elvira was tied for the lead going into the final hole of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth after making eagle on the 71st hole. Some would say he collapsed on the 72nd hole. But how does Manuel feel about it? What can you learn from his experience?
Key topics from this episode (AI-generated 🤖)
- Imposter syndrome and proving you belong
- Handling pressure and nerves during critical shots
- Mental routines and relaxation techniques
- Learning from setbacks and maintaining confidence
- The importance of commitment and decision-making
- Balancing performance and mental health in sports
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Mentioned in this episode:
📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment - app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement.
👕 William Murray - Get the best looking and best fitting clothes in the game 15% off!
👨🏻🏫 1-on-1 Mental Coaching with Josh: Visit joshnicholsgolf.com/coaching to see plans and pricing to work with Josh on your mental game.
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304: Jim Waldron - Stop Fighting Your Thoughts: A Better Way to Play Under Pressure
Épisode 2
mardi 29 septembre 2026 • Durée 01:20:32
Jim Waldron (balancepointgolf.com) works remotely with golfers around the world on yips and general mental game coaching. He also teaches full swing, short game, and putting mechanics.
In this conversation with Jim Waldron we talk through controlling your attention, managing stress, and developing a resilient mindset to improve performance under pressure.
Here are the key topics we cover in this episode (AI-generated 🤖)
- The role of self-image and ego in performance
- Controlling consciousness like a flashlight
- The “snow globe” analogy for a stressed mind
- Deep acceptance and non-resistance to thoughts
- The importance of routine and focus in golf
- The concept of good stress and its benefits
- The difference between internal and external focus
- The impact of life outside golf on mental state
- Strategies to develop meta-awareness
- The importance of living in the present moment
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Mentioned in this episode:
📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: app.joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement.
the importance of working on your weaknesses first
how the different aspects of your game all have different A-B-C-games
how to objectively measure your mental game
handling pressure
building mental resilience
seeking discomfort
and how to keep play and practice in their proper places
Jared first appeared on the podcast way back in April 2021, so it's awesome having him back on. I really like the way Jared thinks about the mental game. I know you'll enjoy this one.
He joins The Mental Golf Show to talk the neuroscience of stress, negative thoughts, performing under pressure, and he makes some interesting claims about the term "flow state" that I had never heard before.
Key topics covered in the episode (AI-generated)
The impact of stress on golf swings
Neuroscience of thoughts and muscle communication
The concept of flow and reactive states in golf
Managing thoughts before each shot
The importance of mental endurance in golf
The role of electricity and brain activity in performance
Strategies for controlling the last 10 seconds before a shot
The concept of upstream sources of negative thoughts
Practical exercises for mental focus and inventory
The importance of simplicity in mental strategies
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Mentioned in this episode:
🎓 The Next Shot digital course - Get Module 1 for FREE! - Move on from the last shot and be more present on the next one.
👕 William Murray - Get the best looking and best fitting clothes in the game 15% off!
299: Robert Linville - How to Be Truly Confident, Play Free, and Beat the Four-Hole Death Spiral
mardi 14 juillet 2026 • Durée 01:17:18
Robert Linville has been Josh’s coach for over 10 years. He was a pivotal part of Josh winning multiple events and making it to the finals of the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur.
Robert has been a coach and swing instructor and owner of Precision Golf School in Greensboro, NC for 40+ years, working with some of the best players in the world on all levels of the game.
🍀 Fairways & Fundays - Ireland Golf Tours - Named World’s Best Golf Tour Operator at the World Golf Awards in 2024 and 2025! If you’re interested in going on a golf trip to Ireland, send me an email and I’ll get you set up with them - josh@joshnicholsgolf.com
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🍀 Fairways & Fundays - Ireland Golf Tours - Named World’s Best Golf Tour Operator at the World Golf Awards in 2024 and 2025! If you’re interested in going on a golf trip to Ireland, send me an email and I’ll get you set up with them - josh@joshnicholsgolf.com
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🔥 🧈 Special thanks to Titleist for their support of The Mental Golf Show. Join Team Titleist here.
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Key takeaways (AI-produced):
Golf mental performance and indifference — Josh's stated goal of "indifference" isn't apathy. Robert describes it as a deeper form of acceptance: trusting your prep enough to swing freely and let the result land wherever it lands.
Belief systems outperform confidence in golf — Robert frames confidence as an emotion that fluctuates round to round, while belief is the durable foundation a golfer can lean on when confidence disappears mid-round.
The "3 and 1" mental game exercise — Naming three things you did well each day (golf-related or not) builds a track record of small wins that reshapes a negative internal narrative over time.
Golf strategy as probability, not fairness — Robert argues that course management and shot selection are really about stacking the odds in your favor, since preparation increases probability rather than guaranteeing certainty.
The "law of deserving" and pressure in golf — Working harder often backfires when it creates an expectation of results rather than preparation for whatever happens; this mismatch is a hidden source of tournament pressure.
Recovering from bad shots — the "three or four hole blur" — Robert explains why golfers spiral after a mistake and why physical cues (breathing, a glove touch, a look at a specific tree) help golfers self-regulate back into decision-making mode.
Reframing narrative for golfers and parents of junior golfers — Parents can unintentionally reinforce a negative self-narrative by focusing on mistakes; Robert stresses that shifting the story a player tells about themselves matters more than swing mechanics alone.
Practice quality over practice quantity — Robert's three-tier framework (practice, non-competitive play, competitive play) shows why tracking practice data reveals whether reps are building a real ceiling or just filling time.
How much golf improvement is realistic in a year — Using handicap index as a benchmark, Robert suggests a 20–25% improvement is a reasonable target for a golfer who trains with real purpose.
Staying the course versus chasing swing thoughts — Constantly changing technique based on the last shot (what Josh calls "swing thought number seventy-three") undermines long-term development; sticking with a trusted process built around a clear "why" produces better results.
