Points to look for:
- The head has continued to turn to watch the ball closely.
- The angle of the bat is almost vertical, with just a slight opening of the bat face, with the tip of the bat pointing towards the camera.
- The player has moved a little further downwards by bending both his knees a little more.
- The left shoulder has stayed still, while the right shoulder has moved downwards a little more as the player swings the bat mainly downwards and a little forwards.
- The forearm and bat are moving faster than the shoulders, as shown by the slight blurring in the photograph.
- If the ball was compared to a clockface, the bat has made contact at a point roughly between the numbers 8 and 9, while the bat was moving mainly downwards and a little forwards.
- Contact has been made at waist height, and roughly above the right knee. The bat is actually a little outside the right knee if viewing the player from the front.
- The ball is hit with a roughly equal mixture of solid and brushing contact, with the bat moving in almost a straight line when viewed from the side. Because of the existing topspin on the ball, this movement will make the ball go mainly forwards and a little upwards, with medium backspin. If more control was desired, the ball would be hit with less brushing. If more spin was desired, more brushing would be used.
- The free arm has remained in position.