Its true I may have foot faulted, the angle makes it seem for sure but it was reallll close and I didnt have time to reshoot :( as you said though its still a good demonstration! -Spencer L
So cool to finally see the shot's namesake in action! I've been playing now for 2.5 years and this is a technique that I've tried to perfect over the past year in rec play and its been fun to do it with confidence in tournaments. Like any other specialized shot, it requires recognizing shot patterns in rally play and having the intuition when to "go" for it along with an equally intuitive partner that will be able to cover the area you are vacating. Especially useful shot for lefties against righties. Great video.
I've been playing this game for about 5 months, It amazes me to see videos like this and the longtime veterans who have pioneered it and made it so fun to play right now. I gave up racquetball for it.
I watched a few other videos last night on how to do an Erne. I'm really looking forward to putting that into my game. Many times in rec play my playing partner is who the ball is mostly hit to. If I'm able, I'm going to try doing a few Bert's. Thanks for the video, great stuff.
The trick is when you're playing on the left side (as a righty), aim a dink to land just behind the "T" intersection of the kitchen line and the sideline of the player right in front of you. If you aim it well, it will make it very difficult for them to hit a cross court shot, as the ball is beside (and ideally behind) their right leg. Knowing that they are likely to hit the ball back towards you, you start jumping just as they are hitting the ball, so that when the ball is over the net, you're about to land to the left of the kitchen, but your body is still mostly inside the court, giving you the easiest of all put-aways. I like to just smash it right as their feet. If you time it really well, you can actually make it so that you are airborne before they strike the ball, so they are literally hitting the ball right to you, because it's too late for them to react and change their shot. This makes them look very silly, and you look like the most clever and athletic player to grace their court.
