Points to look for:
- The bat face is held at an angle, tilting a little backwards and with the handle slightly more forward, since the player wishes to make the serve look like the backhand backspin/sidespin serve. As the moment of contact approaches, the player will remove the backward tilt of the racket, so that little or no backspin is put on the ball.
- In contrast to the forehand pendulum serves, the player has continued to watch the ball closely.
- The free arm has continued to move out of the area between the ball and the net, so that the receiver will have a clear view of the ball throughout the service motion, as required by the rules.
- The playing elbow and shoulder have not started to move much yet.
