Mike Booker – No More Golf Victimhood, Embrace the Suck, and Become a Tournament Golfer
Mike Booker is a Texas Golf Hall of Famer, a former tour pro, and an accomplished amateur. He's the author of the The Tournament Golfer's Playbook.
Timestamps and Topics:
(00:00:00) How do you build (and lose) confidence?
(00:05:23) Using Swing Keys to Turn a Bad Round Around
(00:15:35) Last chance for 50% off The Perfect Pre-shot Routine digital course - joshnicholsgolf.com/course
(00:17:49) Tournament Golfer vs. A Golfer Who Plays Tournaments
(00:29:47) Is Being a Good Golfer Miserable?
(00:35:18) How to not let the game bring the worst out of you.
(00:40:44) Pre-Shot Visualization
(00:50:03) Basic and Custom Practice Plans - joshnicholsgolf.com/practice
(00:52:25) Why did Mike write The Tournament Golfer's Playbook?
(00:58:55) Should we treat match play differently than stroke play?
(01:00:21) How do you embrace the suck? How do you embrace a really bad screw up?
(01:02:27) Texas Golf Hall of Fame
(01:05:09) Mike Booker, author of The Tournament Golfer's Playbook
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Mike Booker's Links
Book: The Tournament Golfer's Playbook on Amazon
Website: tgplaybook.com
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03/6/2025
1:10:38
Joe Bronson - Exclusive Golf Courses, Balancing Golf and Life, and Simplifying a Complex Game
Joe Bronson joins The Mental Golf Show. He's the author of PARdon Me, which was just released and you can get the book, and any of Joe's other books, by clicking here.
Topics & Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Golf as a Cerebral Activity
(00:03:46) Making Golf Simple
(00:06:30) Does confidence come from playing experience, or practice?
(00:09:14) How has Joe Bronson played almost all of the Top 100 golf courses in the world?
(00:16:32) What’s more fun: good venue, or competitive round at a so-so venue?
(00:18:14) Good venue and bad playing partners? Or bad venue and good playing partners?
(00:19:56) Playing Augusta, Pine Valley, and other Super Exclusive Courses
(00:21:43) Good and Bad Experiences Under Pressure
(00:30:50) The Perfect Pre-shot Routine digital course - joshnicholsgolf.com/course
(00:32:57) How to Increase Your Love of the Game
(00:38:21) Joe Helps Josh Maximize Enjoyment of the Game
(00:47:02) Get the most out of your time with a Practice Plan - joshnicholsgolf.com/practice
(00:49:22) Balance vs. Guilt in Playing Golf
(00:53:42) The Most Exclusive Golf Course in the World
(01:01:01) What Makes Pasatiempo So Difficult?
(01:04:25) Pick One Country to Play Golf In for the Rest Of Your Life
(01:06:35) Joseph Bronson, author of PARdon Me
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27/5/2025
1:11:52
Dan Abrahams - Pressure, Fighting Your Brain, and Your A-B-C-D Game
Dan Abrahams is a Sport Psychologist and former professional golfer. At one time he was the Lead Psychologist for England Golf. Dan joins The Mental Golf Show.
Topics and timestamps:
00:00:00 Why is it so hard to perform under pressure?
00:07:42 How to choose what you think on the course
00:13:06 How to use past experience to make you better
00:17:12 The Perfect Pre-shot Routine digital course - joshnicholsgolf.com/course
00:20:26 Should we take responsibility for every mistake?
00:25:33 Your A-B-C-D Game
00:37:39 Upgrade your practice! Go to joshnicholsgolf.com/practice
00:39:59 The Masters: Rory, Bryson, and Rose and their Mental Games
00:51:48 Are we fighting our brain while we’re on the course?
00:56:08 Dan Abrahams - danabrahams.com
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20/5/2025
1:01:27
Jayson Nickol - Going Low, the Most Important Stat, and How to Move On from Bad Shots
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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13/5/2025
57:48
Jon Schram - Clutch, Flow, and Golf Confidence vs. Delusion
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
31:22 Go to NerdFitness.com and during onboarding mention Josh at The Mental Golf Show sent you
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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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.