Points to look for:
- The wrist has now snapped forward, as can been seen by the change in where the tip of the bat is now pointing. This is why the serve is called a reverse pendulum serve.
- The bat has made contact slightly on top and to the left side of the ball, as viewed by the camera. The overhead motion will put topspin on the ball, while the right to left motion (from the camera's point of view) 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 is supposed to 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.
