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>Yes, a winner, despite the abbreviated arm takeback. To the naive athletic mind, it’s quite surprising, when looking at Aslan’s arm preparation, that this shot is struck exceptionally hard. Everything is on the hitting side of the chest. His racket, hand, forearm, and even his upper arm are all in front of his chest before he swings.
>How does he hit this ball so hard, despite the fact that the arm hasn’t been pulled back in order to do so?
>The secret how far Aslan has wound his abdominals – his trunk is turned a full 90o away from his target. His arm need not participate in the power generation process when he prepares this way, because his explosive trunk rotation will generate all the acceleration he needs.