Points to look for:
- The player is continuing to watch the path of the ball closely.
- The bat has moved in a rough semicircle, which is why some players also call this type of serve a pendulum serve, although the name is more often used for the forehand varieties of serving.
- From this finishing position, the player will only have to drop his playing elbow and point the bat forward to be back in his ready position.
- The service motion, from begining to the end of the follow through, is intended to look as similar as possible to the backhand serve that uses more backspin. The main difference is just the tilting of the bat at contact, so that the ball can be hit a little more underneath, producing more backspin.
