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I have known Andrew Rice since he was a young man growing up in Southern Africa. I have always been thoroughly impressed with Andrew’s dedication and passion to play, teach, and constantly discover the intricacies of our great game. I know you will benefit from his diligent pursuit of finding the most efficient manner in which to play the game and produce results. The quest for improvement at every level of golf is never ending, but I am sure you will find Andrew’s thoughts to be an efficient way for you to achieve your potential.

Nick Price – Hall of Fame Member and Three Time Major Winner

The book has done very well for me this summer and as a thank you to all who have read this site and put up with my rants here is an opportunity to buy the hardcover version for $18.87 or the eBook for $11.17! I have had the book on sale before but never at these numbers. If you have purchased the book already why not pick up a few copies for friends or that golfer in the family who just doesn’t get it?

Give it a try – you will not be disappointed.

To purchase the hardcover book or eBook click HERE

Even as a youngster, I focused on the strike. I would go down to the beach and practice hitting the ball first and the ground second. Andrew has laid out a solid framework for every golfer to improve their ball-striking.

Ian Woosnam – Masters Champion and Ryder Cup Captain

Many of you have inquired about where to purchase the book. It’s about to be available – I promise!  It is finished and is at the printer in Ohio and will be in-hand the second week in December.

Getting the website www.itsallaboutimpact.com (it’s not up yet, so don’t click here!) up and running has proven to be about as challenging as writing the material for the book, but it should not be more than a few days before you’ll be able to purchase the hardcover version as a pre-publication.  Keep an eye on this space!  The pre-publication sale will run during the month of November and will feature a signed first edition plus free shipping!  All books will be shipped in time for Christmas.

 We will also offer an eBook version for those of you who do not wish to deal with shipping and don’t mind reading on the computer.  This is a great option for golfers looking to get their hands on the book ASAP and international readers in particular.

As many of you know I will need all the help I can get in promoting this book – so please, please let all your friends, family and “desperate” golfing buddies know.  I need your word of mouth.  In fact, if you forward a link (http://www.andrewricegolf.com/?p=988) to this post to 10 or more friends I will send you a FREE electronic chapter from the book.  Simply CC andrew@andrewricegolf.com and I’ll gladly send you your free chapter!

This is what Nick Price had to say about the book after seeing it for the first time:

“I have known Andrew Rice since he was a young man growing up in Southern Africa. I have always been thoroughly impressed with Andrew’s dedication and passion to play, teach, and constantly discover the intricacies of our great game. I know you will benefit from his diligent pursuit of finding the most efficient manner in which to play the game and produce results. The quest for improvement at every level of golf is never ending, but I am sure you will find Andrew’s thoughts to be an efficient way for you to achieve your potential.”

Nick Price Three-Time Major Champion

I know the information in this book will make you a better golfer.

An important factor in getting the body into position for a great impact is the manner in which the shoulders pivot.  Far too many golfers are trying to turn too much and get their lead shoulder behind the ball.

When the left arm is parallel to the ground (for a right hander), the right forearm is always slightly above it (when viewing from an image captured at waist height). I found this to be true for all of golf’s best.  In some cases the right arm is against the side (Hogan, Snead) and in others it is away from the side (Nicklaus, Norman), yet due to the method in which the shoulders were pivoted, the right was always above the left.

 It is vital for the shoulders to pivot on a relatively steep plane. 

Notice Nick Price’s right forearm and how it is comfortably above the left. This is all accomplished by pivoting the shoulders on a fairly steep plane. The higher the right shoulder, the higher the right forearm and so on…

In a correct pivot, the left shoulder’s first move is down and then slightly across. This is in direct contrast to what most golfers attempt to do with their shoulders, which is:

a. turn them as much as they can and

b. get the left shoulder behind the ball.

 Very seldom do any of the top golfers get their lead shoulder very far behind the ball (notice Price’s lead shoulder!) when pivoting into the backswing (with an iron); an interesting observation when considering the fact that there should be little to no lateral movement with the head and upper body. 

 A point of interest: the best ball strikers tend to move off the ball very, very little (Faldo, Price, Hogan), and the golfers who relied more on heart and amazing short-game ability (Player, Ballesteros) tend to move off the ball slightly.

The fact that there is little to no lateral movement with the upper body seems to encourage the shoulders to work on that steeper plane.

You can also have tremendous success when you give golf betting a swing. Your new found swing can turn into extra money for more time on the course.