
The Mental Golf Show
Host Josh Nichols shares from his own 20 years of competitive and golf psychology coaching experiences, along with years of learning psychology, as well as interviews with players, coaches, and experts in the golf industry, all with the goal of helping you think better on and off the golf course.
*This podcast is not meant to apply to every individuals’ mental health. And not all opinions expressed by guests reflect Josh’s opinions and experiences.
Latest episodes

Jan 25, 2021 • 25min
What to do After You Play Terrible
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.
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Jan 18, 2021 • 22min
Good Players Don’t Say Probably
Are you the kind of player that says "I hope I hit it there" and you inevitably don't hit it where you want? Or do you say "I hope that I accomplish this big goal this year" and you wake up unmotivated and you lose your way all too quickly? I think there's a deeper reason for that. Listen to this episode of The Mental Golf Show to hear Josh's thoughts on how to combat that!
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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.
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Jan 11, 2021 • 38min
The Mentality to Handle Anything in Golf w/ UNCW Coach Jonathan Bowden
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
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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.
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Jan 1, 2021 • 22min
How to Reach Your Golf Goals in 2021
News flash! It's 2021!
So now that it's the new year, you've probably set some goals for yourself. That's great! But that's only the first step. There's so much more that you can and should do that most people don't. So let's get into it!
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Dec 18, 2020 • 20min
A Good Way to Pre-Accept Bad Golf
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.
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Dec 15, 2020 • 25min
How I’m Working On Accepting Bad Golf
This is a more introspective episode, with applications to you. I know that thinking about these things will help you!
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If you'd like to reach me, send me an email at joshlukenichols@gmail.com.
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Dec 14, 2020 • 17min
Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
This is a huge burden that we all carry. But the freedom that comes from improving in this area feels so good.
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Dec 12, 2020 • 12min
Commitment
It's better to be wrong and committed than to be correct and doubtful.
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Recorded on Friday, December 11, 2020
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Dec 11, 2020 • 14min
Control
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.
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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!
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Dec 9, 2020 • 16min
The Temptation to Tamper with Technique
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.
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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.
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