Tiger Woods is arguably the most skilled golfer to ever
live.
However, his physical abilities alone
are not what make him great.
Nike -- one of the companies that sponsor Woods -- once sent
Tiger five brand new drivers.
The
company asked Tiger to test out the drivers and give his feedback.
After practicing with each of the clubs, Woods told Nike
that he liked “the heaviest one.”
The
news came as a shock to Nike.
Why?
Because all of the clubs weighed exactly the
same.
Or so Nike thought.
After re-examining each of the clubs, Nike employees were surprised to
learn that one of the clubs outweighed the others by just a couple grams -- or
approximately the weight of
two dollar bills. (Source:
Esquire )
Nike had a team of engineers and the best equipment in the
world.
What they needed was Tiger Woods’
intuition.
Tiger Woods understands golf
as well as anyone on the planet, so his intuition is an invaluable resource to
Nike.
The lesson here is that every
field has its own Tiger Woods, and when that person shares their insight, well,
you might want to listen.