Points to look for:
- The player has watched the bat contact the ball.
- The hips, waist and shoulders have not turned appreciably from their position at the end of the backswing. They would be turned if extra power was required.
- The player has continued to move upwards out of his crouch, due to the force of the swing.
- The forearm and bat are moving very fast, as shown by the blurring in the photograph. In comparison, the shoulders and waist are hardly turning at all.
- The wrist, which was cocked, has been snapped so that the edge of the bat has travelled in the same direction as the forearm, adding extra speed and spin to the stroke.
- If the ball was compared to a clockface, the bat has made contact at a point roughly around the number 2, while the bat was moving upwards and forwards. Note that the angle of the bat remains at around 45 degrees. This movement makes the ball go mainly forward and a little upwards, with a heavy amount of topspin generated by the brushing of the ball.
- Contact has been made between the left hand side of the torso and the middle of the body.
- The playing arm is now at full forward extension, and will be allowed to move to the right of the body, as shown in the next step.
