Jayson Nickol is one of the top golf instructors on Skillest, and perhaps most notably he's coach of Chasing Scratch's Mike Shade. Jayson kills em with kindness as he joins The Mental Golf Show.

Topics and timestamps:

00:00 What’s Stopping Mike from Chasing Scratch from Getting to Scratch?

01:29 Prioritizing Reps in Practice Planning

08:09 Playing Well and Going Even Lower

10:31 Prioritizing Putting: How to Improve

15:58 The Perfect Pre-shot Routine digital course - joshnicholsgolf.com/course

18:05 Why does pressure cause us to swing worse?

25:52 Course Strategy: Accuracy, Length, Approach Shot Targets

34:35 Basic Practice Plan Template - joshnicholsgolf.com/practice

36:55 Greens In Regulation: The Most Important Stat?

39:50 Green Reading and Putting on Grainy Bermuda

44:48 Will Jayson be surprised if/when Mike Shade makes it to scratch?

48:30 Playing Defensively and How to Free Up and Just Send It

51:00 How to Move On and Be Present

53:06 Jayson Nickol

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Jayson Nickol on Skillest

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Are you a competitive golfer? Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your Mental Coach? Email Josh directly at ⁠⁠josh@joshnicholsgolf.com or head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠joshnicholsgolf.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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📚 2025 Book Club!

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Jon Schram is a performance coach for competitive golfers, poker players, business executives and many other areas. He joins The Mental Golf Show.

Topics and Timestamps:

00:00 What is clutch?

05:27 The Impact of Importance on Performance

08:57 When the lights turn on, are you better or worse?

12:16 Rory's Masters- He pulled off the hard shots, but flubbed the easy ones

14:09 The Shot, the Situation, or the Course: Which one do you play?

16:23 Flow: Balancing Between Boredom and Anxiety

20:21 Plan Your Practice: joshnicholsgolf.com/practice

22:41 How to Handle the Imperfections of Golf

29:26 Balancing Confidence and Delusion

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34:35 Goal Setting: Mountains vs. Ramps

40:31 How do you set goals if you're too busy to practice?

46:17 Playing Phil for $1 million: An entire round? Or one 150 yard shot?

49:28 Flow/the Zone: What should we be thinking about over the ball?

53:35 Trying vs. Letting Golf Happen

01:00:29 Flow and Clutch in Business and Life

01:06:13 Jon Schram - praxisperf.com

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Jon Schram's website: praxisperf.com

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🏌️‍♂️🗓️ Plan Your Practice Better

A Basic Practice Plan to organize your busy life while staying flexible to a changing schedule. And a Custom Practice Plan built for you to structure your entire week of golf down to the minute.

Check out both Practice Plans here

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🏋️ Nerd Fitness

You need a teammate in your corner helping you stick to a consistent, effective workout and nutrition plan to support your health and golf game.

Go to NerdFitness.com and during onboarding mention Josh at The Mental Golf Show sent you!

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1-on-1 Mental Coaching

Are you a competitive golfer? Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your Mental Coach? Email Josh directly at ⁠⁠josh@joshnicholsgolf.com or head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠joshnicholsgolf.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Get 10% off a Divot Board!

Go to divotboard.com/mentalgolfshow and use the code MentalGolf10 to get 10% off your entire purchase.

Get a great deal AND support The Mental Golf Show. Thank you! 🙏

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FREE Weekly Mental Game Newsletter

Click here to sign up for The Mental Re-Grip ⛳️ Newsletter to receive mental game tips in your inbox every week.

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Assess Your Mental Game

Take the FREE Mental Game Assessment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and learn your top mental game traits and your areas in most need of improvement.

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📚 2025 Book Club!

Click here to join the exclusive group chat where we discuss the books we're reading, questions and struggles about the mental game, and first access to Q&A's and event info.

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Want to be a SPONSOR on The Mental Golf Show? Email us with inquiries at mentalgolfshow@gmail.com

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Follow Josh on social:

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YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josh Nichols Golf

Lou Stagner is a statistician, coach, and one of the most influential voices in the golf industry. He joins The Mental Golf Show.

Topics and Timestamps:

00:00 Emotional Control in Golf

05:07 Statistics and Anger

10:23 How much should we be thinking about stats?

12:56 The Importance of Data Tracking

14:49 Playing with Confidence vs. Emotion

19:15 Stat Tracking Apps

22:39 Does Lou practice what he preaches?

39:48 What to do when you don't know where the ball is going

41:31 How does Lou manage his own anger on the course?

46:20 Lou's Pre-shot Strategy Routine

48:25 What should our stat benchmark be?

55:33 Structuring Practice with Swing Changes

58:09 Does playing shorter tees help or hurt your handicap?

1:00:13 How can Mike & Eli of Chasing Scratch get to scratch?

1:04:25 Does Statistics Actually Help You Improve?

1:06:19 Lou's Role as Statistician at Princeton Golf

1:09:45 Lou Stagner

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Go to divotboard.com/mentalgolfshow and use the code MentalGolf10 to get 10% off your entire purchase.

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FREE Weekly Mental Game Newsletter

Click here to sign up for The Mental Re-Grip ⛳️ Newsletter to receive mental game tips in your inbox every week.

-----

Assess Your Mental Game

Take the FREE Mental Game Assessment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and learn your top mental game traits and your areas in most need of improvement.

-----

📚 2025 Book Club!

Click here to join the exclusive group chat where we discuss the books we're reading, questions and struggles about the mental game, and first access to Q&A's and event info.

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Take the next step in practice!

Custom Weekly Practice Plan

Do you want to get the most out of your practice time? Let Josh hand-build your practice plan using your stats and your time availability so that you can start practicing more efficiently.

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1-on-1 Mental Coaching

Are you a competitive golfer? Interested in working 1-on-1 with Josh as your Mental Coach? Email Josh directly at ⁠⁠josh@joshnicholsgolf.com or head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠joshnicholsgolf.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Want to be a SPONSOR on The Mental Golf Show? Email us with inquiries at mentalgolfshow@gmail.com

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Follow Josh on social:

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Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joshlukenichols⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josh Nichols Golf