Wow... one of the few technique topics I actually know a little about. Don't overthink it: (1) get your racquet back early, (2) get your shoulders around, and (3) get your body moving forward as you strike the ball as if you're coming to net. All of the other stuff - grip, etc - is personal preference.
regular speed:
slow-mo:
I didn't have to come in on this shot but I hit it better than I thought I had and just continued to follow it in. I hit a lot of slices the same way where I take a couple of steps forward but I stay back (unfortunately I don't hit them all this well). The point is, as often as possible you want to hit that slice as if it's going to be an approach shot even when it's not one - you want to get your body into it. (Kind of like the first serve - you want to toss the ball well into the court as if you're going to S&V even when you're not.) Obviously for defensive slices this doesn't apply. But when it's a neutral ball or worse you want to be moving forward when you strike it.
That might be the extent of my technical expertise.
It's not the money issue since it's planned ahead but I'm always the one doing a lot of thinking and the work.
