Prince of Tennis, Kaido's "Snake"

Kaoru Kaido's “snake” shot:

The snake is a hit resembling a shot in real tennis known as the “buggywhip.” Basically, most of what I've been able to find is that it's a shot hit with so much topspin that it makes the ball take a curving path. What makes it different from some other shots is that the path of the racket after contact with the ball is on the same side as the hitting arm. Apparently, this shot can be used when a player doesn't have time to set up their position and is barely able to reach the ball.

In the anime, Kaido uses his snake to make the ball go to the far corners of the court so the opponent must run all over to retrieve it, tiring him out over time.

(This is the last post for FA 3600... I was so busy with other things for all my classes, I didn't have time to do anything really inspiring for this. But it was a good experience all the same and I may post more on this in my own time. I think I'll provide a list of my sources of information in the next post at least.)