239: 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 ----- Dan Abrahams' links: X Instagram Facebook danabrahams.com Golf Tough on Amazon ----- 🎓 The Perfect Pre-shot Routine Digital Course Six modules plus downloadable practical exercises to help you be consistently present and freed up on every shot. Check out the Pre-Shot Routine course here ----- 🏌️‍♂️🗓️ 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 ----- 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. ----- 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 ⁠⁠[email protected] or head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠joshnicholsgolf.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ----- 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! 🙏 ----- 📚 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. ----- Want to be a SPONSOR on The Mental Golf Show? Email us with inquiries at [email protected] ----- Follow Josh on social: X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joshlukenichols⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joshlukenichols⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josh Nichols Golf