The club should hit the ball with a descending blow with the divot following impact. Therefore the lowest point of the swing's arc comes after impact. We also worked on narrowing Spencer's stance to shoulder width. He had been placing his right foot well outside his right shoulder. Spencer also needed more tilt in his upper body.
Most golfers fail to tilt their upper bodies enough from the hip joints.
Due to his stance, ball position and mis-understanding of the divot, Spencer was hitting most of his shots thin and to the right. After making these changes, he began to feel an improved weight shift during his swing. We discussed how the body weight should be evenly distributed in the address position, then about 80 percent of the weight shifts to the right side on the backswing and then moves through to the left side on the follow-through. We also worked on attaining the proper position at the top of the backswing. Spencer was allowing his left arm to bend too much at the top of the backswing.