The most important part of the golf swing is the forward swing, of course, because that is when the ball is struck.

One thing we don’t read much about is that the forward swing must be coordinated. By that I mean that the body turn and the arm swing work in harmony to line up at impact.

If when you swing you feel that the arms get ahead of the body, or that they are late to the game, something is wrong.

The forward swing should feel like a unified motion. The feeling is that the body and arms propel each other through the ball in a complimentary way.

You also want to feel no jerks or bumps in your hands. If you do, that is a sign they are probably doing something they shouldn’t.

Try making slow motion practice swings, without a ball. When you get it right, you’ll know what I mean.