Points to look for:
- The player is starting to lift his head in order to see what his opponent will do - or in this case, the robot, in order to pick up the next ball as quickly as possible.
- Notice that the player has finished in a fairly balanced position, with his body and free arm almost back in the position they started from. The extra weight placed on the left leg has helped counterbalance the swinging of the racket to the right during the follow through.
- The playing arm finishes with the elbow at shoulder height, and the forearm vertical, with the racket pointing to the ceiling. This was a powerful backhand, so this is a full follow through.
- All the player has to do here is drop his playing arm and bend his knees a little, while performing a small turn of his shoulders back to his right, and he is back in his ready position for the next stroke. This is important when playing modern table tennis, since it allows for very fast recovery between strokes, which is necessary when playing high level opponents.
