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May 16, 2010 by John.
If a golfer changes the angle of his/ her swing by just 2 millimeters, the trajectory of the ball changes a great deal. It doesn’t seem like much in the beginning, but over the distance of a few hundred yards, the ball has a completely different destination. It could mean the difference between being on the green or in a sand trap. Lance Armstrong is known as “Mr. 2 millimeter”. That’s because he can tell if something on his bike has been changed or adjusted even by the smallest of margins, sometimes as little as 2mm. It may seem like no big deal, I mean come on – 2 lousy millimeters? But, I’m not about to tell him that 2 millimeters is no big deal. He’s got seven Tour de France victories that say otherwise. College basketball Hall of Fame coach John Wooden told his players that all they had to do was to improve by 1% each practice session. To me that’s another variation of “The 2 Millimeter Rule”. His winning record speaks for the results.
It’s in those 2 millimeters that the magic happens. That’s where you can really make the difference. It’s here where you set the course for your outcomes. Whether its changing the angle of your pick or going the extra distance and practicing for an extra hour every day, find ways of getting an extra 2 millimeters out of your playing. Find ways you can make improvements, even the little ones that seem like no big deal at the time. Every 2 millimeters counts!
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