Things to remember

Here are some of the things I'll need to remember, until proprioception kicks in:

Serve:

1. Preparation: stand sideways, right shoulder back. Let the ball hand and the racquet fall down naturally, then start throwing the ball as well as winding up the racquet.
2. The racquet hand ends up at the ear level.
3. Keep the throwing arm up longer, and look somewhat to the left of it.
4. Follow through: tuck the left arm close to the stomach. Racquet arm wraps around left side.

Backhand: take the racquet back, hold it with the left hand and very lightly with the right hand, wrist laid back. As with the forehand, the racquet goes low over the court, almost parallel to the ground at some point. Track the ball, and as you hit, keep the head down and watch your left foot.

Slice backhand: on the take-back, keep the elbow fairly high, shoulder almost parallel to the ground.