The 19th century economist Vilfredo Pareto was the first to discover that approximately 80% of the world’s wealth was concentrated in the hands of only 20% of the world’s population. While this was beginning in itself, what was even more remarkable to him was that this 80/20 rule seemed to hold true for virtually every aspect of our lives.

While the numbers are rarely exact, they are remarkably close, and this principle holds great validity in evaluating our lives from work to relationships, finances, sports, and the things that bring us happiness.

Here are some of the ways statisticians have recorded the impact of the “Pareto Principle” on our society today:

• 80% of the loss of value from all crimes comes from only 20% of the offenders.
• 80% of all car accidents are caused by 20% of motorists.
• 80% of divorces involve only 20% of married people, as many divorce multiple times.

In the 1960s, IBM rediscovered the Pareto Principle when it realized that 80% of its computers’ operating time was spent executing 20% ​​of its programming. By focusing their efforts exclusively on those 20%, they were able to create massive upgrades to the effectiveness and usability of their computers in a remarkably short period of time.

Today, many of the world’s leading corporations are using principal to increase efficiency, maximize profits, and produce more with less.

Check how the 80/20 rule or pattern applies to your life. Here are a few to get you started, but you can ask this question in pretty much any context.

• 80% of your results come from 20% of your efforts.
• 80% of your job satisfaction comes from 20% of your work.
• 80% of the wear on your carpets comes from 20% of the area.
• 80% of the time, you wear 20% of your clothes.
• 80% of the time you feel good about yourself comes from 20% of your experiences.

Now think about this carefully. Please, I ask you.

80% of everything you have ever achieved came from only 20% of your efforts. What if you identified your really productive efforts, the 20%, and simply increased those efforts by 20%? Would you double what you are achieving or would you actually compound?

How does the Pareto Principle apply to golf? In practically every way!

For example, when it comes to your golf mental game, if you learn to think straight for just 30 seconds before each swing, you’ll reap a huge reward for such a small general entry.

If you pay attention to aligning your clubhead and body correctly with the target, which is only 20% of your full setup and swing (maybe less), you’ll start reaping massive rewards for such little effort.

Think about golf in general, in all its aspects and then know this; work alone in golf fundamentals of Grip, Aim, Stance & Posture, and your game will begin to improve beyond your expectations. Forget about hitting millions or thousands of balls. Work the twenty yards from the green and inside and practice your golf fundamentals.

It’s a good bet that you get pretty close to the green in a couple of shots and then the scorecard starts to go pear-shaped in that last twenty percent of the distance to the hole. Spend 80 percent of your practice time on that last twenty percent distance. In other words, his short game.

Work on identifying the 20 percent of your game that costs you the most shots and then focus on improving just that one area and your scorecard will love you for it and your teammates will have to concede more and more often as you you. apply the magic of the 80/20 rule to improve your golf game.