Points to look for:
- The left foot is now pointing more forward again, and the player has shifted his weight back so that it is equally shared between both legs.
- Once again, the player is balanced and ready to move in any direction, and play any stroke necessary. Note that throughout the whole stroke the player has maintained a wide feet position, with a little forward lean of the torso (in actual fact, a little more forward lean would be preferable), and has kept his center of gravity located between his feet (it shifts a little to his left, then back to its original location), so that although his center of gravity shifts, the player is never off balance.
- The player is expecting another ball placed to his backhand side, which is why he has not quite turned all the way back to a neutral position. In this case, it is because the player is using a robot, but in a real match it would be because the player had watched his opponent and anticipated another return to his backhand. If the player was not sure where the ball was being hit by his opponent, he would need to turn a fraction more to his right, and move his right foot back around 6-12 inches, so that he would be in a truly neutral waiting position.
