The Mental Golf Show

If you want to learn more about what good practice is, how to structure your practice, what to spend your time doing in practice, or just generally anything about practice, and you want to hear from a very knowledgeable person on that subject, then you’ve come to right place. We've got guest Paul Mindel on to relay his experience and learning on the subject of all things practice. Click here to check out Paul Mindel's wisconsingolfacademy.com ----- Topics: 4:51 - The different facets in golf you can train 9:38 - Practice makes perfect... or does it? 13:07 - Bringing your range game to the course 15:45 - Simulating pressure in practice 24:24 - Block vs. Random/Variable practice 28:16 - The problem with rapid firing range balls 31:57 - Intentionality in practice 35:14 - Training for the discomfort of the course 38:20 - How much time should I spend on each part of my game? 45:08 - How do I increase my club speed and hit it further? 51:33 - How to keep your expectations realistic 54:57 - Resources to help improve your practice 59:24 - Learn more about Paul Mindel ----- 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 foundationsmp.com or email Josh directly at foundationsgolf@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

Hello everybody welcome to another episode of The Mental Golf Show. Hope you're getting the year off to a good start. And even if you're not, the first couple weeks of the year have very little to do with where you are right now or the rest of year, so stay in the present and keep going. I actually have a brief thing to mention about goals in this episode, and maybe even more in future episodes. But today we're going to be working through reducing that mental chatter and helping you stop the mental spiral that we're all too familiar with. References: Gardner, F., & Moore, Z. (2007) The Psychology of Enhancing Human Performance (Kindle Edition). Springer. ----- 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

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

In working with players on improving their golf psychology, there are seemingly infinitely different types of scenarios that players can go through. And what’s crazy is they’re almost always unique. And that might be because each of us have developed our own different habits based on our own unique history and personality. Not just any advice will help you untangle these unhelpful habits. Golf isn’t one size fits all. So while advice needs to be generic enough to help almost everyone, it can never apply to every individual’s exact issues. The advice we work through in this episode is intended to be generic, but also applicable to what any of you are specifically going through. ----- 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

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

We dive into a little bit of brain science to help you learn what stress is, why it happens, what it feels like, when it's unhelpful, and how to manage your level of stress so you can play better golf. ----- 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. ----- 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 Everywhere else

Kai Laird is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant who runs a mental coaching business, The Performance Pursuit. He works with golfers, as well as athletes from all sports. Scroll down for a list of topics from this episode and their time stamps. ----- Episode links: The Performance Pursuit - Website @theperformancepursuit - Instagram @TPPursuit - Twitter @kaimarelaird - Instagram @KaimareLaird - Twitter ----- Episode topics: 3:38 - Kai Laird, CMPC 11:58 - The value of a CMPC 17:08 - The most common things golfers struggle with 20:40 - Anxiety and worry about upcoming golf 26:27 - Acceptance Commitment Theory 27:42 - How to learn awareness 32:33 - A strategy for neutralizing negative emotions 36:48 - Pre-shot routine 40:24 - How to move on from bad golf shots 44:29 - Is mental or physical more important in golf? 46:43 - Mental game resources to help you 48:16 - Kai Laird, CMPC ----- 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 Everywhere else

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: Dr. Dane Anderson - Website ----- Episode chapters: 4:19 - Intro 9:36 - The importance of mental health 17:42 - How Dane Anderson is improving himself 21:30 - Core beliefs as the common theme between therapy and sport performance 30:51 - Perfectionism, fear of failure, and burnout 38:53 - How to handle pressure and discomfort 44:49 - Growth/Fixed Mindset: Is this how I will always be? 52:30 - watching golf on tv: what should we watch for? 57:24 - What % of golf is mental and what % is physical? 1:03:42 - How you can track your own mental game improvement 1:09:20 - Good mental game resources 1:11:45 - How to connect with Dr. Dane Anderson ----- 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 Everywhere else

Dora Kurimay is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant, a researcher, and an author. She brings some great knowledge on topics that can directly help you play better golf through improving your mind. ----- Episode links: Dora Kurimay's Website Dora Kurimay's Books @dorakurimay - Twitter @dorakurimay - Instagram ----- 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 Everywhere else

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: @sarahjctaylor - Instagram @sarahjchaffee - Twitter ----- 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 Everywhere else