It’s All About Impact – The 84° Secret

I recently finished reading a new golf instructional book on the market: It’s All About Impact: The Winners of Over 100 Majors Prove It by Andrew Rice.

The main point of the book is the belief that there are multiple ways to swing a golf club, however, there is only one way to strike the golf ball directly.

Rice demonstrates this by analyzing the swings of 25 of the top golfers in history, including Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan, Tom Watson, and Annika Sorenstam.  Although all of these championship-level golfers’ swings fit within the broad terms of the fundamentals, nearly all of them have their unique idiosyncrasies.  What they do have in common, though, is where their bodies are positioned at impact, and that is what Rice clearly defines throughout the book.

One area of It’s All About Impact that I really enjoy is the technical descriptions and logic behind the golf swing in relation to weight distribution, the shoulder plane through impact, and many others swing aspects.  All you other analytical and scientific types will like that too.

On the other hand, there are also a number of real-world examples and golf drills to work on to improve your impact position even if you aren’t a technical person.  I especially like the down slope and the hip press drills to accentuate the weight shift.

All in all, it’s a pretty impressive book identifying key areas for amateurs to improve their games with drills that you can monitor on your own.  Thanks for the read Mr. Rice.

Here’s a couple credible testimonials:

“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 Winner

“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

“All of golf’s great players have had different swings, but it is the solid strike that makes the difference. This is a simple concept explained well and will be helpful to golfers of all levels.” – Ian Poulter, Victorious Ryder Cup Member