Points to look for:
- The wrist is just starting to snap forward.
- The bat is going to make contact slightly on top and to the right side of the ball, as viewed by the camera. The forwards motion produced by contacting towards the top of the ball will put topspin on the ball, while the left to right motion will put sidespin on the ball. This combination of spins is harder for an opponent to read than just pure topspin or pure sidespin.
- 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 topspin. 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.
- Note that although the bat has not actually gone upwards during contact, topspin is still put on the ball due to the fact that the ball was contacted a little towards the top of the ball, with the bat going a little forwards.
- The shoulders have been turned to the left of the player, which will add to the spin, and help the player recover to a neutral position faster.
