Broken Tee Society

Part six in Jon Sherman’s six-part series dedicated to helping the Broken Tee Society play better golf. Kevin Nealon's character in Happy Gilmore had it right: Harness the good energy, block out the bad. Sherman's final installment digs into mindfulness, gratitude and the importance of training your brain to focus on the task at hand.

Part five in Jon Sherman’s six-part series dedicated to helping the Broken Tee Society play better golf. Say goodbye to zombie range sessions, and start taking your feels to the course. Sherman offers multiple strategies in this section, including how to use foot spray, tempo training and intentional slices(?) to get the most out of every practice session.

Part four in Jon Sherman’s six-part series dedicated to helping the Broken Tee Society play better golf. Think you know how to think through approach shots? Think again. Sherman walks through the most important part of the game in detail, providing a handful of straightforward strategies that will result in more GIRs.

Part three in Jon Sherman’s six-part series dedicated to helping the Broken Tee Society play better golf. How do you define a good tee shot? (If you said 300 yards center-cut, please refer back to video No. 1.) In this section, you'll reframe your definition of a successful drive, learn how to pick better targets and put yourself in position to hit more greens.

Part two in Jon Sherman’s six-part series dedicated to helping the Broken Tee Society play better golf. Sherman says, “PGA Tour viewers are brainwashed into watching a version of golf that does not exist.” Tour-average dispersions, putting make rates, bogey percentage and more—these guys are good, but perhaps not as good as you think.

Part one in Jon Sherman's six-part series dedicated to helping the Broken Tee Society play better golf. We've all been told to lower our expectations, but Sherman's simple and brilliant “golf happiness equation” tailors this advice to each golfer. That, plus his time-tested 2/3 Rule, will have you looking at your game in a new way.

Practical Golf founder Jon Sherman joins us live on Discord to answer an array of BTS members' questions related to golf strategy. In his unofficial role as the Chief Strategy Officer of the Broken Tee Society, Jon has put together a six-part, member-only video series that can be found in your My Account area, and also spoke with Casey Bannon for an upcoming TGJ podcast. In this member-exclusive recording, Jon goes deep on member-submitted questions covering everything from keeping a good round on the rails, to the optimal golf emotion level, to the hundred-plus hours he's spent coaching PGA Tour winner Mackenzie Hughes.

In this immersive game-improvement discussion, Tom Coyne is joined live on Discord by Trillium Rose, Director of Instruction at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, MD. Trillium is a top-50 teacher in America and holds a master's degree in Motor Learning from Columbia. She and Tom dissect the science behind internalizing swing changes, chat about how to overcome obstacles, and go part of the way towards solving Tom's early extension. You can follow Trillium on Instagram at @trillium_rose

Tom Coyne and Casey Bannon are joined by Golf Channel Latin America correspondent Fernando Garza live from the Augusta National media center. The trio digs into the experience of working at Augusta, offers an extensive inside look at Berckmans Place, discusses the way the Masters is viewed in the Latin golf community, and offers a few picks to win and observations from the ground.

TGJ staffers Tom Coyne and Casey Bannon are joined by the PGA Tour's Sean Martin for a breakdown of the 88th Masters tournament. Topics include an inside look at breakfast in the ANGC clubhouse, an assessment of the top pairings for rounds 1 and 2, an appraisal of Tiger's practice round and tournament possibilities, and the near-mystical allure of the tournament and the golf course.

Aaron Dill, Vokey's PGA Tour rep and lead Tour clubmaker and fitter, joins Tom Coyne for a deep dive into the world of wedges. This was recorded during the first round of the Players Championship, so Aaron was freshly back in California after spending the previous week at Sawgrass tuning up the tools for the best players in the world. The two chat about bounce, grind, spin profile, and wedge fittings, and Aaron answers a number of live listener questions.

Jayson Nickol, one of the most sought-after teachers in the online instruction world, joins us for a Spring Training game-improvement discussion. Jayson is a wealth of instructional knowledge, and touches on everything from the best drills to ensure you're making clean contact at the range to how to quiet your mind before a big round. He also answers a few questions from the BTS audience.

Jon Pannone is the owner, operator, and head clubfitter and builder of Spargo Golf in Providence, RI—a true expert in the world of golf clubs. He joins the show to answer a host of questions on both the fitting and building side, making this a can't-miss chat for everyone from the golfer preparing for his first fitting to the gearhead with a full club shop in his basement.

Author and performance expert Raymond Prior joins the BTS Book Club to dig into his new book, Golf Beneath the Surface: The New Science of Golf Psychology. Raymond has worked with an incredible variety of world-class performers and athletes, including many current PGA Tour members, and his insights shed new light on a book that is in high demand in the golf world right now. Raymond, BTS Book Club czar and TGJ contributor Matt Chominski, and Robbie Vogel chat brain chemistry, mindfulness, flow state and more on this in-depth look at the science behind elite performance.

We were lucky to be joined by Karl Morris, a world-renowned mental performance coach who has worked with major winners and Ryder Cup captains including Louis Oosthuizen, Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley. Along with Broken Tee Society member and golf coach Ben Hacker, Karl is also the co-founder of Mind Caddie, a mental performance app available on your mobile device of choice. Karl spent some time digging into the keys to a stable mental game, including elucidating his three pillars (Intention, Attention and Attitude), breaking down the Tiger Five scorecard, and much more. Members can explore and download the Mind Caddie app here: https://mindcaddie.onelink.me/7xjx/4nwgm66m

Get all your club fitting, building and gapping questions answered in this deep dive into the world of gear with JJ Van Wezenbeeck. JJ serves as Titleist's Director of Player Promotions, following the Tour week to week and building clubs to the exact specifications of Max Homa, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth and the rest of the Titleist stable. He digs into a typical week on the road, what kinds of edges these elite players are looking for from their clubs, the biggest shifts in the clubfitting industry, and much more. Towards the end, JJ answered a handful of questions from our live audience, all geared towards the amateur fitting experience.

Tom Coyne is joined by BTS Ireland Vice Captain Paddy Lynch, along with BTS members Matt Greber and Dean Faustman, for a comprehensive breakdown of Ireland golf. Matt and Dean recently returned from a three-week boondoggle to nearly every links of note in the Emerald Isle, and Paddy's 20+ years of membership at Lahinch make him one of the rare BTS members to eclipse TC in Ireland knowledge. To enter the lottery for our 2024 trip to Ireland, head to https://www.golfersjournal.com/event/ireland-2024/

TGJ Assistant Editor Casey Bannon joins us to introduce Mind Game, the new Index Experiment-adjacent podcast series dropping August 23rd in the TGJ Podcast feed. Casey illuminates his discussions with professional athletes, military decisionmakers, and high-level academics, and how those conversations can apply to our golf life.

Join Brynn Walker, Mike & Eli from Chasing Scratch, and Tom Coyne for a mid-year Index Experiment check-in. With discussions on everything from goal setting to mental toughness to in-round self-talk, this wide-ranging discussion serves as a moment to reflect on the journey so far, and recommit to getting better throughout the end of this year and beyond. Plus, hear from a few BTS members on their goals and Index Experiment journeys at the end of the chat. To read our mid-year review digital feature, head here: https://www.golfersjournal.com/editorial/the-index-experiment-a-mid-year-review/

World-renowned putting guru Marcus Potter (@potters_putting) joins us live from his hotel room in Liverpool, where he's helping Lee Hodges prepare for the 151st Open Championship. Marcus dishes on what he expects to see at Hoylake, offers takes on everyone from Scottie to Brooks to Hideki, and serves up a variety of drills and tips for all of our Index Experimenters in the audience. (Note: The initial episode cut off halfway. This is the full version.)