Points to look for:
- The hips, waist and shoulders are now in position.
- The player has moved his weight from his left leg onto both legs.
- The right leg is slightly behind the left leg, in standard ready position. The legs should be a little further apart for optimum balance and ease of movement.
- The player simply needs to tilt his bat so that the edge is vertical to bring his racket into ready position.
- The free arm only has to lift forward from the elbow to be in position.
- The player is now watching how the opponent is handling his serve.
- Note that the player is standing well towards the backhand side of the table - this is because the sidespin put on the ball will make it difficult for the opponent to put the ball wide to the player's right, since the ball will tend to bounce off the opponent's racket towards the player's left. So the player is actually standing in a fairly central position to cover the possible angles available to his opponent.
Side View Version of Forehand Pendulum Backspin/Sidespin Serve Tutorial
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