About this episode

Eli confronts an old challenge while Mike competes against an 8th grader, and Josh Nichols discusses their practice strategies.

Eli returns to the scene of the crime to face an old foe; Mike takes on an 8th grader; Josh Nichols comes by to lay out the full details of our individual practice plans. Want bonus content? Join the Velcro: patreon.com/chasingscratch Kudos to Titleist - Titleist.com Kudos to Vuori - vuoriclothing.com/chasingscratch 20% off your first purchase Kudos to LMNT - drinkLMNT.com/chasingscratch MUSIC CREDITS: "Dangerous" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-fre…isrc=USUAN1100414 Artist: incompetech.com/ "Summer Noir" purchased via PremiumBeat.com "Meaningful Change" purchased via PremiumBeat.com "Amazing World Time Lapse" purchased via PremiumBeat.com The Lincoln Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPLFqtV7dGY "Epic Battle Speech" is by Wayne Jones "C Major Prelude" is by Bach "Air to the Throne" is by Doug Maxwell "Connect The Dots" purchased via PremiumBeat.com "The Latest Scandal" purchased via PremiumBeat.com "The Old Tale" purchased via PremiumBeat.com "Philosophy" by Eskimotion purchased via PremiumBeat.com Mixed by Lenny Sterner Copyright © Drupelets Media LLC

People in this episode

Guest: Josh Nichols

Topics covered

• golf
• practice plans
• competition
• sports
• personal challenges

Keywords

• golf
• practice plans
• competition
• Eli
• Mike
• Josh Nichols
• sports

Sponsors

Titleist, Vuori, LMNT

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dangerous, Summer Noir, Meaningful Change, Amazing World Time Lapse, Epic Battle Speech, C Major Prelude, Air to the Throne, Connect The Dots, The Latest Scandal, The Old Tale

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