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Good explanation. Thanks.

Great demonstration screen. Congrats on the new tools!

I love RTX! It also allows the non-hitting player focus on defensive repositioning. That is never mentioned specifically.

Thanks Tony appreciated!

Thanks Big T!

It is a great way to distribute responsibility. Cover the line or middle. Seems to work the best if both players on the team shade to the area the ball is coming from. The toughest ball is still the one hit from the middle to straight down the middle. Since I am a lefty that plays on the right side, I just usually yell “yours” to my partner or take it myself if I am closer to the NVZ.

Beautiful slo mo of your drive, Tony. All the pieces brought together. Will DL this clip and watch it every day.

I have heard you teach this in the past, but I never thought about it. I listened today. Think if you added this comment, it would make it simpler to understand. WHEN THE PERSON STRAIGHT ACROSS THE NET FROM YOU IS HITTING THE BALL, YOU ARE TO PROTECT THE OUTSIDE LINE OF THE COURT. leaving the other person to take the middle. seems easier for me to get it. no thinking about all the different angles and who takes it.

Like the new format, but if you can find a way to not block the screen with your body, it would be better. Otherwise, great stuff.

Get to the point

Its your partners fault he has no clue on position. He is clumsy and making you a target . Imagine your playing basketball and your partner is trying to shoot full court basketball shots over and over and he is trying to do this backing up and on his backhand with bad footwork

Why the 14mm over the 12.7 mm for yourself?

Excellent "map" of when to Break the X. Makes sense. Best content on the net. Thx.

Good stuff coach. I find that the tutorials and videos have to be filtered through the factor of age. Being older than many players, some things are more difficult or not workable for me. I will also say that most seniors I know seem to have no desire to drill. They want to get better or not, by playing rec games. That leaves a big gap in the journey to "better", and I think it's the larger factor. Some basic mechanics of play taught by you and others are very helpful but require PRACTICE to implement. You can't acquire new skills if you don't practice, especially at ages above 65. Thanks for the great content.

great rehab for pb elbow is taking an elastic band around your fingers and opening and closing the band. Then taking a towel on a flat surface and with your hand down and crunching it up, and releasing it. Do this every day to strengthen the tiny muscles

Well said, well explained, sound advice. Appreciated!

You let me use that paddle in Incline Village in May. I have my own now. Thanks for letting me try it. I love it. I did add the weights like you.

Thanks! I may get one this fall once my current paddle wears down. Did you get the standard grip circumference (4.375") or thin grip circumference (4.125")?

Put the middle dink to the left foot of the right side player.

I would go a step further; The conventional 3rd shot... an arching ball that drops into the kitchen is problematic for 2 reasons. 1. Can be hard to hit, especially from deep or with pace on the ball-especially in any kind of wind, and 2. You are inviting a kitchen battle with someone who is already AT the kitchen. The better solution (haven't finished video yet so please excuse if I'm being redundant, is a 70-80% low drive that lands about knee to ankle level on your opponent. Preferably the player who is not established at the kitchen yet. A. They might not even get it back, and B. If they do, it will just be a reset that will allow you to move up and establish yourself at the kitchen...

I tired the AWL-C and really liked it. I am hearing rave reviews about the TKO-C, but haven't had a chance to try it. Can you give me your opinion between the two? Many prefer the TKO-C.

Yes good advice BUT my ego says, put yourself in the least optimal position so that you can get good at being uncomfortable and therefore perform better in the worst case scenarios given time and practice, AND, if you're lucky you might find a way to innovate the way the game is played

I use the 12.7. Love it. Like add that the one you are using is discontinued. There new one has a welcomed longer handle!

Have you used a 6 Zero DBD 16mm?

You recommend the 14 mm over the 12.7??

Thanks for the confidence building and approach information to the fun collaborative game. Calm confidence, easy does it....should be a good game of it!

Paddletek is a small company located in the southern part of Michigan. So cool that you are highlighting this company. I know Paddletek recently got bought by a larger company, but the shop/store is still located in Michigan.

This is one of the clearest explanations yet. Great format.

Great content! Being shown the patterns that emerge during play helps me see what's possible. Players in my area don't know or use RTX, but knowing the "map" of RTX keeps me from jamming my partner as I used to do all too often in the past.

Another awesome video Big T!

Tao’s left foot stepped into kitchen when taking the ball from air!

Play with my partner

I, as a relative beginner was, at fist, confused at respect the X. When I figured it out, after rewatching the video, it made sense and has improved my court sense and positioning. Some rec players believe that left side players should mimic Ben Johns, and have told me so. I refer them to your respect the x video and continue to abide by it, to their consternation. Thanks to your videos, I feel more confident that I'm doing the correct thing on the court.

I always try to use respect the x as do most of the players i know

how about resetting at transition and NVL

Do you shift the grip for a backhand, like in tennis?

Helpful once the demo starts to complement the commentary. Way too much talking to get there though.

Talk talk talk

are we gonna talk abt that horrible high reset that got the player to get slammed? yes u do have to be wary of where u stand but the partner popping up the ball has his share of responsibility as well

I think you have confused some people here, myself included. I can't tell you how many times I hit a decent third but can't get up to the kitchen line as fast as my partner due to my follow through. The ball gets dumped in front of me when he could have gotten to it.

Great match

Good video. . Foss approach

Useless video. 'asses the condition' . no real tips or tool.

Tony, it seems a lot of this is based on the assumption the 3rd shot is a long drop. In our rec group, that shot is attacked often, so the alternative 3rd is a hard drive down the middle. Hanging back is problematic as a dead energy block into the kitchen can not be gotten to if one hangs back ( seniors here). Advice?

Great tutorial. Thanks 🙏

Long video to say move up when it’s right and the third shot is the important factor.

Great stuff! Now let’s get rid of standard scoring at the rec level. RALLY SCORING LIVES!

How about dinks into the net? I consistently hit dinks too soft, especially when transitioning from a short volley from the other side and I want to dink it but it falls short. How can I fix that?

Ball Peen Hammer

That is it!!