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So at 24:40, you say hit it down the line which I agree. But I play with someone who will turn around and run into me so he can call a hinder. He actually has a habit of standing really close to the hitter so he can grab the hitter and call hinder. I tell him I have right to finish my swing but he says it is a hinder. It is clear he will never get it. Is there anything you can say to explain it? I hit a shot today during a rally. He was way up past the front service line(far right wall). The ball came off the back wall (right also) so I hit a cross-court to the back left corner. He turned and ran into me, and guess what? He called a hinder. LOL Time to stop playing? I am just wondering about the rule for players who stand on top of hitters so they can call cheap hinders. Also, where are you guys located?

B level???? Not even a decent C.

Tim, would love to see more videos from you! Been too long! Seriously, miss your stuff. Yeah, it's fun re-watching all these because I used to do the same mistakes on mechanics. I'm sure you probably told him about the grip in person. Once the grip is wrong, it's so hard to get any power on the backhand and having a flat swing is even harder. Not that it has to be as extreme as John Ellis but he's not able to lead with the fist with how he's holding it. Also want to add he's letting that front shoulder go too early so he's got no whip action. There's little spark from lower body as well which should lead the entire swing. Lastly will say IMHO the thing about the racquet not being horizontal isn't as important as getting the whip action and power as long as you are swing out and around. Even Kane doesn't get the racquet horizontal at impact. Anyways, good points. Keep in touch

When playing someone A/Open level, that you play often (30years), and know their game pretty well. I was curious about the comment, ‘ass 2 the glass’. Is that just in general, because I do tend to play a bit up, maybe 2’-3’ feet and find that gives me a slight edge.

How high is the back wall ? Can you use the total height of the wall ?

In the hinder 9:40 is a switch or your point and a switch?

This is good analysis. Helps beginner players like me.

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Tim: I been away from Rb for 6.5 yrs or so and just thinking of getting back on court, so came looking for your vids. Appears you haven't made one in around 4 years or so; so, first I'd like to say that I sincerely hope you're well, and secondly, ensure I thank you for the contributions you made to my game during the years I played. You're instructional/analysis videos are some of, if not the, best ones available imo. So, THANK YOU and best wishes!.

Great crosscourt block/hinder analysis at 7:35 and screen serve at 10:30

5:15 interesting pose 😂

That's Good ! I was such a hack, but I Loved that Game. It was my fault if I won or lost. Can't blame a Team. It was all on me. That's what I Loved about it. Not the stings or the other guy's broken rackets Age , it's gonna happen to all of us. That's Fair I think .

Great video. at 5:14 tim mentions drill at the 9 positions.. Anyone has a video link on those drills ??

I disagree with your criticism of Tim's foot positioning on defense. Placing your feet parallel to the front wall causes two issues. 1. It makes it very difficult to watch your opponent in the deep part of the court. 2. It is far more difficult to move forward or backward to cover the court. The correct body and feet positioning...Tim hits a soft and high serve to his opponents backhand. Once the serve crosses the hash marks he should be moving back, watching as the ball arrives. As the ball is deep in the court he should position his feet diagonally, his left foot almost pointing at his opponent, his right foot should be pointing directly to the front wall. If the serve is a good one, arriving high in his opponents hitting zone, he will be able to see the ball off the racquet heading back to the ceiling...which would give him a head start to the back of the court. If the serve is hit too hard and comes off the back wall, Tim can see the ball drop and slide step with both feet into a shallower position on the court...now covering more of the lower part of the front wall...covering a kill, pinch, or cross court pass. Being stationary and parallel to the front wall while your opponent is hitting makes it almost impossible in getting a good first step. Center court positioning is never stationary...the position moves with the depth and height of the ball.

Does anyone know what software is used to view the action in slow motion?

are you still doing racquetball analysis?

Are you still coaching and if so how can I get help /ogarrodan@yahoo.com I live in San Antonio TX

Excellent information thank you

The best backhand mechanic video I've seen. I've watched Rocky's and Ben Croft's - but this from 2009, now in 2021 has been the best I've seen. Thank you for the 'why' on the follow through. Great strategy advice, and I will definitely do the frisbee drills.

Tim, come up with more videos, love the analysis you remind me things i forget after a few weeks... Greetings from Tijuana!

Hey... any new videos coming??

Im assuming he stopped making vids ?

What happened to tim and these?

Awesome form on both backhand & forehand swings. Re-watching some of your videos after 7-8 yrs. Something I noticed is your partner actually gave too much room in both cases. The forehand back wall example, Tim's body is technically on left side of court (its close to center but still on that left side when you look at it from the vantage point of watching the video) making the cross court that your opponent has to give is actually to that RIGHT rear corner. Rule states, you must give enough room for the shooter to hit a cross court to the furthermost corner from where he is standing which is NOT to Tim's left. So your opponent could have got a bit closer to center court, got set, might have been able to cross over and flick it to the ceiling. Instead he gave you enough room to hit a cross court to both sides. Common error I see even pros make. Plz Let me know if I'm wrong.

Just re-watched this after 7 years. Reminds me how important it is to get 100% set before the ball hits the front wall every time. Just starting playing outdoor racquetball and this is huge for getting to all those passes. Hope you're still kicking butt racquetball Tim!!!!!

Tim do you have a coach?

Racquet up, racquet up, racquet up, racquet up. Repetitive? Never.

I have to admit, I'd never considered practicing between the leg shots. That seems like it would be either done by absolute beginners or the top elites.

I hope it won't be insulting when i say, that jumping every time the ball is hit is hilarious.

Poor opponent gets very little love in this video. Hopefully it was good motivation to improve over the last 18 months.

I liked the commentary on avoidable hinders that starts at 9:00. I'm just an intermediate player, and avoiding the avoidables is something I'm trying to incorporate into my game for myself and my opponents.

I just discovered these videos and I'm extremely excited to watch them. Great advice that I can immediately dump into my own game. I thought 12:07 was really funny.

Tim I like your style of explanation and I tried to go to your website but it says the site is compromised and dangerous. Where can see more videos?

Hi Tim, are you still doing the RB videos? I want you to know that I have been reading RB books and watching videos from the pros for over 20 years, and I rate your tutorials as among the very very best and highest quality! Your observations, suggestions, and inside tips are so helpful thoughtful and generous that I just want to thank you, and let you know how much they have influenced me and helped me! In fact I prepped for playing in the Maryland senior olympics for RB in 2011 and 2013 and came in first both years. I'm currently still playing as a 70 year old and in order to keep up with some tough competition, I'm still using your videos to keep me motivated. Thanks again for what you have done, and hopefully still doing, to help all of the RB community. Jerry E.

Tim can you describe or post a video on how to return drive serves when your opponent is doing a great job of mixing up his drives from one side of the court to the other in random order, doing a great job of keeping me guessing. Is there some way of looking for a particular movement in his hips or other body language so that I can tell in advance which side he will drive to (backhand down the line or forehand down the line). His serves are at least a hundred miles per hour so its almost impossible to track unless you guess and get lucky. Thanks Tim I love your tutorials on TH-cam!!! je

good vid!!!

yay me! I won 2 out of 3 today! And she is trying out for the fire dept. She is FIT!!!

love your vids! getting ready to go play someone 40 years younger! But, I've beat her before! :D She's a fitness trainer.

best instructional video I've seen in two years... why it take so long to find?!?!? Thank you

Wrong grip. Correct on weakness. Do not step into the ball period.

Love ur vids! :D

Love your videos. Thank you for doing these. I watch them all the time. Keep doing them. They are some of the best video analysis out there.

I love your videos tim. I watch them daily. Amazing analysis. It has drastically helped my game. You are a cerebral player. Please don't stop doing these. Some of the best game play videos out there.

Hi Nice video. Quick question where should had been when you said it was a penalty shot? If she goes more left the whole right side is open. @28:10

Tim, great to see you back doing game-play analysis!! Since you brought up penalty hinders, to be fair, it should be noted that Parker's also in violation of a penalty hinder at least twice in this game on his serves. At 14:45 and 18:16 he's blocking both straight in and cross court shots. The reason it's not noticeable is his opponent isn't skilled enough yet to move his feet and take an offensive shot on that Z serve. Not to mention Parker is a lefty and it's imperative you're able to hit to your opponent's backhand (a cross court return) which isn't possible in these two examples. That's a huge disadvantage for Bryce. Often I see club players at the low levels body block on Z's. There' should be a public service announcement that if you want to use the Z serve you need to allow for the receiver enough room to cut it off, then if the receiver chooses to play it off the side wall, the server might need to give ADDITIONAL SPACE (depending on how far over to the middle the ball rebounds), perhaps needing to even jump or at least lift their leg (in this case it would be Parker's Left leg) to allow space for the receiver to hit the cross court. Since the Z requires advanced footwork & court awareness I'm of the opinion you shouldn't serve the Z unless you know how to not body block, otherwise expect to get hit often or be willing to give an automatic side out when you can't get out of the way. BTW, GREAT analysis as always!!!

This is really helpful for me. I make many of the same errors. For the instructor, I wonder if you could evaluate other people's recorded games and commentate on them. You could charge a fee. Anyway. Thank you for this.

Hey from Doral Florida thanks for you videos. No racquetball school around here ...

thanks is so hard to learn just playing . No school to go to again thanks from Doral Florida

You answered my questions during your analysis. Thanks LOL

As always, very good analysis. You mention on a previous video not to guess where the ball is going. How close to the wall should you stand when receiving? Should my racket be held ready for back hand or "center" ?Thanks in advance Tim.