Broom (34) said yesterday there were various reasons behind his decision to step away from four-day cricket but he was keen to play and get better for Otago in the one-day game and the twenty20 competition.
Broom has played 98 first-class games for Otago but said there were a couple of reasons he did not want to continue in the longer version of the game.
''The family is getting older - I've got three boys [Connor (7), Luie (4), Zac (1)] and they're growing up and it is full-on at times,'' he said.
''As well as that, I want to go on a bit longer and keep playing for another two to three years. I want to keep my focus up and be nice and fresh and do well and I'm not sure I can do that in all forms.''
He said the longer form of the game had been his favourite but he struggled with it somewhat last season.
''I probably did not have that drive. Just that 1-2% missing and at the top level that can make a difference. You want to be at 100% all the time - now I'm looking to getting back into the game and scoring runs.
''Last season was probably one of my worst and I could not get anything going. I always felt good at the crease but I got a lot of 30s and 40s. I got a lot of starts but could not convert them.
''It was a tough time for the team but I'm just looking forward to next season.''
Broom started out for Canterbury but soon moved south and made his debut for Otago in 2005.
He went back to Canterbury for two seasons but is now firmly entrenched in the South.
He said the body was still good and the desire was still there for the shorter version of the game.
The right-hander had been on the national contract list but that was not renewed for next season which was hardly a surprise as he fell out of the national reckoning.
He had signed a two-year deal with English county Derbyshire but cut that deal short to play for New Zealand at the end of 2016.
He has no regret at making the decision to turn his back on Derbyshire and said it had given him the opportunity to play for his country again.
He had the chance in the 2016-17 season and made the most of it. He also made his test debut in the same season, coming in for an injured Ross Taylor, which he said was a huge thrill.
This season he played just two one-day games against this West Indies but he failed to score any runs and was passed over.
Broom said that was simply the way sport happened and he had no hard feelings.
All up, he has played 146 first-class matches, scoring 8424 runs at an average of 38.29 with a highest score of 203.
Broom said he could have played another season to play 100 first-class games for Otago but ''you can't play for those sort of reasons''.
His decision to move on - in four-day cricket anyway - following the defection of Neil Wagner to Northern Districts and wicketkeeper Derek de Boorder hanging up the gloves will leave Otago with some spots to fill next season.
