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Dr. Raymond Prior joins the podcast to talk about how to view success as a golfer, preparing for important rounds, how to improve as a coach, goal-setting, moving on from bad shots, self-awareness, tracking mental game improvement, making swing changes, staying focused, and believe it or not, much more. ---------- Episode links: Dr. Prior on twitter RFP Sport & Performance ---------- Sign up for The Mental Re-Grip weekly newsletter here to get your weekly mental game tip. Have a guest or topic suggestion for the podcast? Submit them here. ---------- Episode chapters: 2:40 Dr. Raymond Prior 12:30 How to improve as a coach 17:00 Deeper level psychology 21:48 The window of success 29:19 It's NOT just another round of golf 31:38 How to approach an important round 35:12 How to approach huge goals 38:07 You can't lie to yourself 39:09 How to move on from a bad shot 50:14 Self-Awareness 53:33 Tracking mental game improvement 57:45 Perfectionism 1:01:59 Should mental training be mandatory? 1:07:38 How do you stay patient during a swing change? 1:09:59 How do you stay focused during a round of golf? 1:14:21 What things slow down progress? 1:17:22 What do high performers do differently? 1:21:22 What percent of golf is mental and what percent is physical? 1:22:50 Dr. Raymond Prior 1:24:14 The Mental Golf Show ---------- 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

Lou Stagner joins the podcast to talk stats, the zone, how to handle pressure, how to improve and track your mental game, the brain science of managing expectations, how to play clutch, and much more. ---------- Episode links: @LouStagner on Twitter Arccos Golf Announces Hiring of Renowned Golf Data Analyst Lou Stagner Gyra Golf App - Dr. Izzy Justice Gyra Golf: Golf's 1st Mental Scorecard by Dr. Izzy Justice - Amazon ---------- Sign up for The Mental Re-Grip weekly newsletter here to get your weekly mental game tip. Have a guest or topic suggestion for the podcast? Submit them here. ---------- Episode chapters: 2:00 Lou Stagner 3:40 The origin of @LouStagner 7:03 Lou’s role at Arccos Golf 12:00 Lou’s neuroscience certification 16:40 Mental game is the next frontier of statistics 20:00 The zone and the brain 24:13 High frequency brain waves and its affect on your game 31:43 Does an intermediate target help in pressure situations? 34:47 How to lower brain wave frequency 38:10 Data to back up brain wave frequency correlation 39:47 Using neuroscience to move on from a bad shot 44:30 How to tip the scales in your favor 47:35 What NOT to do before and during a tournament 50:04 The neuroscience of managing expectations 52:16 How to measure mental game improvement 1:00:08 The math of clutch golf 1:06:42 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 Everywhere else

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 Everywhere else

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 Everywhere else

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 Everywhere else

Why aren't you able to perform in the clutch and win an event? Why do you falter when you've been able to do well the entire tournament up to that point? What do you do wrong in the big moment that causes you to lose? On this episode, Josh talks through the different concepts for how you can perform well when the pressure is highest. ----- Have ideas for a topic or questions for The Mental Golf Show? Send an email to mentalgolfshow@gmail.com or 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 Everywhere else

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 Everywhere else

Another year gone, another year here. What are you going to try to accomplish next year? You need a process for how you're going to go about accomplishing your goals, and Josh walks you through exactly that. ----- 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 Everywhere else

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 Everywhere else

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 Everywhere else

Take the Mental Game Assessment here ----- What can you do to overcome that deep lack of confidence when you know you aren't playing well right now? Josh details two primary ways that you can fight this mentality. ----- Question: When was your last great round of golf? Let the MGS community know! Head over to 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 Everywhere else

On this episode, Josh walks through his goals for improving this off-season and what specifically he plans to do, and how you can formulate a plan to be ready for next season. ----- Question: What do you plan on doing this off-season? Let the MGS community know! Head over to 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. Want to know your personal mental game profile? Take the Mental Game Assessment here Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf Everywhere else

Take the Mental Game Assessment here ----- Josh recaps his run at the 2021 U.S. Mid Amateur and helps you learn how to use your mind to handle tournament golf in the best way possible. ----- Question: What is your mental mantra during a round? Let the MGS community know! Head over to 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 Everywhere else

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 Everywhere else

Take the Mental Game Assessment here ----- What do you focus on during a round of golf? Are you caught up in what others think? Do you worry about things you can't control? In this episode we learn from Patrick Cantlay's recent success and his process of how he handles a round of golf. ----- Question: What distracts you during a round of golf? Let the MGS community know! Join The Mental Golf Show Facebook group here Have a question or comment about the mental game? Send it in 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 or email Josh directly at foundationsgolf@gmail.com. Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf Everywhere else

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 or comment about the mental game? Send it in 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 or email Josh directly at foundationsgolf@gmail.com. Follow Josh on social: Twitter: @joshlukenichols Instagram: @joshlukenichols Facebook: Josh Nichols Golf Everywhere else

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 Everywhere else

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 Everywhere else

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 Everywhere else

Take the Mental Game Assessment here ----- On this episode of The Mental Golf Show, Josh Nichols picks out the awesome things Phil attributed his historic PGA Championship win to, and a ton of it is mental.  Link to ASAP Sports transcripts: http://www.asapsports.com/show_events.php?category=4&year=2021&title=PGA+CHAMPIONSHIP ----- 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 Everywhere else