You can't see this position with your eyes. If you watch a player hitting the ball, this moment in time is just a blur. High speed video, however, reveals a key arm/racket orientation at this moment that is shared by all top hitters. Let's look at this position carefully, and see what is entails. Then we will look at a 4.0 player, a 4.5 player, and a 5.0 player that I worked with to see how they look in this key position.

First, all these professionals have the butt cap of the racket pointing at the net when their hand is around their right hip. This causes the racket to be completely parallel to the side fence.

What is a bit surprising here is that the racket is level with the flight path of the ball. An extremely popular "tip" is to get the racket two, even three feet below the ball to generate topspin. This is an enormous misconception and causes all kinds of problems. At this stage of the forehand, the racket should be parallel to the ground and in line with the flight path of the ball (or just a few inches below the flight path of the ball).

Not only do most people lower the racket too low below the flight path of the ball, they also drop the wrist and racket way below the forearm, causing the racket to tilt down towards the ground. This prevents them from driving through the ball properly. If the butt cap of your racket is a flash light, shine the light straight at the incoming ball. Don't shine the light up towards the ball.