290: Perfect Mechanics Don’t Matter If Your Tempo is Off - Chia Chou (Master Pianist)

290: Perfect Mechanics Don’t Matter If Your Tempo is Off - Chia Chou (Master Pianist)

May 11, 2026 · 1h 6m

About this episode

Chia Chou discusses his unique audio approach to improving golfers' tempo and practice quality.

Chia Chou is a classical pianist and has taught the best of the best musicians for decades. In the last 5 years he has grown his very unique approach to helping golfers through the use of audio. We even get into how Chia's method is different from (and potentially better than) Tour Tempo. You'll leave this episode with actionable practices to help you have better tempo, a better understanding of what quality practice actually looks like, new thoughts on the yips, a more clear picture for what you should be thinking about over the ball, a better relationship with the importance of mechanics, and more. ----- Check out Chia Chou's Audio Golf here ----- Topics and Chapters: 00:00 - Join Mental Golf Club: app.joshnicholsgolf.com 00:37 - Can a Sound Fix My Golf Swing? 04:17 - Why Do We Practice Poorly? And What Is Good Practice? 11:03 - Basic Practice Plan: joshnicholsgolf.com/practice 12:05 - Skepticism About Quick Fixes and Shortcuts (Too Good to Be True?) 15:27 - Why Does Our Tempo Change Day to Day or Shot to Shot? 22:08 - Shot Pattern: shotpattern.app and use discount code MENTALGOLFSHOW for 20% off 24:06 - Can You Practice Enough Quantity to Make Things Automatic? 27:02 - Can…

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