Points to look for:
- The player has made a small shuffle step to his left, in order to get in an optimum position for playing his stroke.
- The racket is being moved downwards from the elbow is a simple straight line motion, without any curves in the movement of the bat.
- The player has not yet begun to cock his wrist.
- The free arm is relatively stationary, and will remain so throughout the stroke, as it is used to balance the player.
