A system for engaging a target with a prosthetic device , the system comprising the prosthetic device, wherein the prosthetic device comprises: a first paddle having a first inner surface , a first outer surface , a first paddle end, and a second paddle end, wherein the first paddle end and the second paddle end lie on opposite ends of the first paddle ; a second paddle having a second inner surface , a second outer surface , a third paddle end, and a fourth paddle end, wherein the third paddle end and the fourth paddle end lie on opposite ends of the second paddle ; a third paddle having a third inner surface , a third outer surface , a fifth paddle end, and a sixth paddle end, wherein the fifth paddle end and the sixth paddle end lie on opposite ends of the second paddle ; an adapter ; a first paddle connector that couples the first paddle end to the adapter ; a second paddle connector that couples the third paddle end to the adapter ; a third paddle connector that couples the fifth paddle end to the adapter ; wherein the first, second, and third paddles have a length that is oriented along a length of the target ; and wherein the first, second, and third paddles , along their entire length, have a narrower width than a width of the target , characterized in that the system further comprises an external tool having first, second, and third compression bars , wherein the first, second, and third outer surfaces removably couple with the first, second, and third compression bars , respectively whereby upon adjustment of the prosthetic device with the external tool the first, second, and third paddles compress a first, second, and third target area, respectively, along the length of the target so as to capture lost motion between the target and the prosthetic device . a first paddle having a first inner surface , a first outer surface , a first paddle end, and a second paddle end, wherein the first paddle end and the second paddle end lie on opposite ends of the first paddle ; a second paddle having a second inner surface , a second outer surface , a third paddle end, and a fourth paddle end, wherein the third paddle end and the fourth paddle end lie on opposite ends of the second paddle ; a third paddle having a third inner surface , a third outer surface , a fifth paddle end, and a sixth paddle end, wherein the fifth paddle end and the sixth paddle end lie on opposite ends of the second paddle ; an adapter ; a first paddle connector that couples the first paddle end to the adapter ; a second paddle connector that couples the third paddle end to the adapter ; a third paddle connector that couples the fifth paddle end to the adapter ; wherein the first, second, and third paddles have a length that is oriented along a length of the target ; and wherein the first, second, and third paddles , along their entire length, have a narrower width than a width of the target , characterized in that the system further comprises an external tool having first, second, and third compression bars , wherein the first, second, and third outer surfaces removably couple with the first, second, and third compression bars , respectively whereby upon adjustment of the prosthetic device with the external tool the first, second, and third paddles compress a first, second, and third target area, respectively, along the length of the target so as to capture lost motion between the target and the prosthetic device . <EOS>