Points to look for:
- The wrist is snapping through the contact, and the playing elbow and shoulder are now moving to the player's right to allow the stroke to continue naturally.
- The bat has made contact at the back left side of the ball, as viewed by the camera. This right to left motion will put sidespin on the ball, while still looking very similar to the backspin/sidespin version of the serve.
- Since the receiver can clearly see the contact of the ball, deception is achieved by varying the angle at which the bat is held, which will change the proportion of sidespin to backspin. Further deceptions can be made by changing the amount of wrist snap used, or the speed with which the playing arm is moved. The amount of brush can also be varied to add to the deception of the serve.
- The ball has been brushed heavily to give good spin, with only a little bit of solid contact. This is designed to give a slow, spinny serve, that will bounce twice on the opponent's side of the table if left untouched.
