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238: Jayson Nickol – Going Low, the Most Important Stat, and How to Move On from Bad Shots

May 13, 2025
58 Min

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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