283: Matt Young - Why Your Golf Game Spirals (and How to Regain Control)

Matt Young is an Emotional Change Specialist. His expertise is in helping people move past their limiting beliefs and protective/automatic emotions in order to access their best as often as possible. Matt's an avid golfer himself, and in this episode we we dive in to some real-world case studies of PGA Tour players, as well as Matt's (and my own) golf game to discuss the deeper psychology of how and why we tend to do what we do on the course, and how to overcome it. Timestamps & Topics: 00:00 - The Anatomy of a Spiraling Golf Game: Beliefs > Emotions > Needs 14:44 - 🎯 Shot Pattern: shotpattern.app - Discount code MENTALGOLFSHOW for 20% Off 16:43 - Should We Try to Care Less About Golf? 26:05 - The Big 3 of the Mental Game: Body, Focus, and Self-Talk 34:06 - 🎓 The Perfect Pre-shot Routine digital course: joshnicholsgolf.com/courses 37:06 - Can We Fake Our Body to Trick Our Mind? 44:25 - Why Does Our Tempo Get Off Under Pressure? 53:04 - 🏌️‍♂️ The Divot Board: divotboard.com/mentalgolfshow - Discount code MENTALGOLF10 for 10% Off 54:41 - Limiting Beliefs: Why They Keep Us Stuck 1:01:31 - Matt Young: mattyounglc.com ----- Matt Young's links: Website: mattyounglc.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mattyounglc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattyounglc/ Email: [email protected] ----- Mentioned in this episode: 🎯 Shot Pattern - The Golf GPS App Designed to Help You Play Smarter Golf - Start a free trial and get 20% off by using the discount code 'MENTALGOLFSHOW' or click this link to go straight there. 🎓 The Perfect Pre-Shot Routine digital course - Dial in your pre-shot routine, play your best golf. 🏌️‍♂️ The Divot Board: Get 10% off at divotboard.com/mentalgolfshow using code 'MentalGolf10'. 👨🏻‍🏫 1-on-1 Mental Coaching with Josh: Visit joshnicholsgolf.com/coaching to see plans and pricing to work with Josh on your mental game. Or send an email to [email protected]. ----- Josh's stuff: 📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement. 📧 The Mental Re-Grip Newsletter: Sign up for weekly mental game tips atjoshnicholsgolf.com/newsletter. ----- Other podcast partners: ⛳️ PutterCup: Get 15% off your PutterCup order by going to puttercupgolf.com/mentalgolfshow and signing up for the PutterCup newsletter. 🏋️‍♂️ FREE Nerd Fitness Golf Workout - Get the Free MVP Golf Workout from Nerd Fitness here! 🍀 Fairways & Fundays - Ireland Golf Tours - Named World’s Best Golf Tour Operator at the World Golf Awards in 2024 and 2025! If you’re interested in going on a golf trip to Ireland, send me an email and I’ll get you set up with them - [email protected] ----- 🔥 🧈 Special thanks to Titleist for their support of The Mental Golf Show. Join Team Titleist here.