The Mental Golf Show

"Dr. J" Jason Novetsky joins The Mental Golf Show. He's notably the mental coach for the Chasing Scratch guys. On this episode he talks talk pressure, emotions, identity as a person/golfer, and much more. ----- Dr. Jason Novetsky's links: Website: ⁠www.champmindset.com⁠ Twitter: ⁠@jsnovetskyphd⁠ Instagram: ⁠@champion_mindset_group⁠ ----- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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

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 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51825876_Meditation_Experience_Is_Associated_with_Differences_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

On today’s episode we have Sasho MacKenzie He’s not directly related to golf psychology, but there’s a lot here that can help you think differently about your improvement. ----- Sasho MacKenzie on Twitter: @SashoMacKenzie The Stack System: thestacksystem.com The Stack System FAQ page Just Google Sasho ----- ⁠⁠⁠⁠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

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

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 Dr. Mike Grevlos on twitter ----- ⁠⁠⁠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

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

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

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

Hey everyone welcome to another episode of The Mental Golf Show! On this episode we have Dr. Rob Bell, author, ultramarathoner, and he works with some of the best golfers in the world on their mental performance. We cover a ton of great stuff (full list of topics below) so be sure to take some notes and apply them to your game and life. ----- Find out more about Dr. Rob Bell: Website - drrobbell.com Instagram - @drrobbell Twitter - @drrobbell LinkedIn - @drrobbell ----- Episode topics 00:00 Intro 02:52 Dr. Rob Bell 04:54 The puke & rally mentality 10:27 How to handle your “puke” moments 15:55 How to take a good round lower 20:05 What to focus on instead of score 21:11 Is a pre-shot routine mandatory? 23:15 Should you journal for golf? 24:36 New book: “I Can’t Wait to Be Patient” 29:17 The problem with jumping from one swing tip to the other 31:28 How long should you stick with a swing change? 33:21 What do the best players do differently than the average player? 36:14 Should your junior golfer have a goal of playing pro golf? 41:24 Dealing with a lack of motivation 48:21 You don’t have to be crazy about your preparation 52:49 drrobbell.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

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

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

Josh dives 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: ----- 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