That's the exact same solo he played here at the beginning of his latest clinic tour. In fact, it's been the same solo for all 4 clinics I've seen of him over the years. Novelty here is his switch to open-handed matched playing which he is obviously still not comfortable with. But, as Peter said, the willing to change a technique after 35 years of playing is commendable.
He's the first guy I've ever seen in clinic (~1985) and it was also the 1st time I had seen a twin pedal. I was blown away by his speed, technique and style . But years go by and since he hasn't evolved a lot, he is less and less impressive. I go see him as much (if not more) for his motivational speeches than for his drumming, it's a good kick in the butt (laugh) each time.
From what I've heard he's a great teacher of hand/foot technique, but for musicianship he may not be the best.
Like Jim Chapin, which is not really a great drummer (from people I know who studied with him) but a solid hand technique teacher.
I think it's a minority of teachers who have, in parallel, a broad recording/touring experience. Look at some universities, you have guys who have been there for ages only teaching. They can teach you really good technique, but for real life advices and complete musicianship, you may want to look somewhere else. Steady, sustainable studying with top pro musicians may be hard though, cause they work and you have catch them.
Let's hope Vinnie will start teaching when he retires ...at at least 75!
