280: John Dunigan - Why Do We Care So Much About Our Golf Swing?
The Mental Golf ShowEpisode Notes
John Dunigan is the cofounder of the Practice Golf Coach app. I haven't used the app personally yet, but one of my mental coaching clients uses it and he swears by it. He's sent me screenshots and it looks awesome. It uses AI combined with John and cofounder Dr. Will Wu's expertise and experience to build you custom workouts that change with you as you enter in more data. I'll have to check it out.
But this was an awesome conversation with John. He's extremely passionate about golfers practicing better and having a more well-rounded view of their game and improvement. Which is a soapbox I've been standing on for a long time, before and since starting this podcast.
Timestamps and Topics:
00:00 - Thinking Too Much About the Golf Swing
08:42 - Embrace Golf Like a Roller Coaster
16:58 - Fairways & Fundays ad
20:24 - Bigger Picture Perspective Enhances Acceptance of Outcomes
25:39 - Does the Golf Swing Matter?
32:13 - Shot Pattern ad
34:41 - Should We Strive for Consistency in the Golf Swing?
40:00 - Golf is Hard. Make Your Practice Just as Hard.
56:09 - Do Most Golf Instructors Teach the Wrong Things?
59:10 - Using a Golf Club as a Tool
1:01:51 - Errors are a Good Thing
1:05:40 - John Dunigan - Practice Coach app
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John Dunigan's stuff:
Website - johndunigangolf.com
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Mentioned in this episode:
🍀 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 - josh@joshnicholsgolf.com
🏌️♂️ The Divot Board: Get 10% off at divotboard.com/mentalgolfshow using code 'MentalGolf10'.
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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.
🎓 The Perfect Pre-Shot Routine digital course - Dial in your pre-shot routine, play your best golf.
👨🏻🏫 Josh Nichols Golf (1-on-1 Mental Coaching): Email josh@joshnicholsgolf.com or visit joshnicholsgolf.com to work with Josh on your mental game.
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Other podcast partners:
🎯 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.
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