T-Time with Tori Totlis

EP175. Three Golf Improvement Mindsets to Takes Into This Golf Season with Justin Klemballa

May 12, 2026·36 min
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In today's episode, we're sitting down with Justin Klemballa, the coach behind the Breaking Bogey program and one of the sharpest voices in golf instruction, to talk through his recent trip to the Masters at Augusta National. This was his first time back inside the gates in 16 years.Justin walks us through what it's actually like to spend a week at Augusta: the patron experience that no other venue in sports gets right, the $3 pimento cheese sandwiches, the free parking on acres of club-owned land, and the traditions that make the Masters feel like a world of its own. We also break down the moment that defined Rory McIlroy's career Grand Slam — the slice into the trees on 15 and the birdie that followed — and what his comeback tells us about identity, self-belief, and the stories we let run on the first tee.From there, Justin gets into the framework he uses with every Breaking Bogey student: the PAR Method; three letters that change how you practice and how you score. He shares the Tin Cup tournament story that taught him to choose what he remembers, the 25/75 short-game ratio that flips most amateurs' practice on its head, and the $4 foot-powder trick that exposes more swing flaws than any video lesson.Justin's Previous Episodes: 136. How to Break 90 More Often with Justin Klemballa131. How to Make Golf Easy with Justin Klemballa35. [Part One] Breaking Bogeys Workshop: Do You Have a Goal to Break 100 or Break 90 this Season?36. [Part Two] Breaking Bogeys Workshop: Do You Have a Goal to Break 100 or Break 90 this Season?Follow Justin: Breaking BogeysInstagramYouTubeFind Out MoreThe Making of the Desert Classic.The 2026 Creek Cup.Follow Uswww.competeconfidencegolf.com.Instagram: @tori_totlis.TikTok: @tori_totlis.Facebook: First T Crew Facebook Group.

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