The Mount Rushmore of Golf Fears (And How to Beat Them) w/ Josh Nichols

The Sweet Spot - Golf Podcast

Adam Young/Jon Sherman

Golf, Sports

4.8 • 814 Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Golf mental coach Josh Nichols joins us for a deep dive into the real mental game: separating “band-aid” tactics from the bedrock beliefs that actually free you up to play. Josh shares what he learned on the way to the U.S. Mid-Am final, plus why most golfers’ biggest fears quietly run the show. You’ll hear practical tools for pre-round prep, handling first-tee nerves, designing a pre-shot routine you can trust, and the underrated skill of “accessing” your ability under pressure. We also get into identity, values, and when doing nothing (and letting variance normalize) is the smartest move. Perfect for competitive players and weekend golfers who want confidence without playing tight. Check out Josh's podcast, The Mental Golf Show. Learn more about his coaching on his website here. Thank you to our show sponsors DeleteMe and LMNT DeleteMe makes it easy, quick, and safe to remove your personal data online at a time when surveillance and data breaches are common enough to make everyone vulnerable. Take control of your data and keep your private life private by signing up for DeleteMe. Now at a special discount for our listeners. Get 20% your DeleteMe plan by texting SWEET to 64000. Message and data rates apply. • If you want to take your hydration to the next level without sugar and all of the other dodgy ingredients in sports drinks, then you need to try LMNT. They just released a limited edition lemonade blend for the summer months. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drinklmnt.com/sweetspot⁠⁠⁠⁠ to claim your free gift. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:55.7	Welcome back to another episode of The Sweet Spot. This is John Sherman from the four
0:59.8	foundations of golf. And as always, I'm joined by Adam from Adamian Golf. So today we are joined
1:05.8	by the host of the mental golf show. I'm sure many of you are familiar with them. We've got
1:10.6	Josh Nichols with
1:11.5	us. Josh, welcome to the sweet spot, buddy. Yes, sir. Man, it's good to be with you guys. I've talked
1:16.9	with both of you kind of recently, but to see you both in the same quote-unquote room, it's really cool.
1:22.9	It's really cool. Well, first off, congrats. Josh just had another addition to his family, and it's very impressive that he's made it to the show several days later.
1:33.7	Congrats on having a baby girl.
1:35.8	Is that your first girl or second girl?
1:37.9	First girl.
1:38.6	We got a three-year-old boy and now a four-day old girl.
1:41.9	Almost exactly.
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