A technique based tutorial series to make you a better player, get new people into the hobby and make friends.
I got into pinball in 2019, knowing nothing and nobody. I have had a hard time learning everything over the internet and I thought there has to be a high demand on pinball skill tutorials. The ABE FLIPS project started out small and kind of got out of hands by buying Pinball machines and diving deeper into the hobby.
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Even if you don't see it yet, your skills have improved substantially over the last few months! Especially the nudges on the dead bounces are good. Love to see your progression, work on your slaps; they will help you A LOT! Cheers 🤘
@@AbeFlips Well, I am very new to pinball, few months only... but I was trying to nudge thinking that it moved the table rather than the ball - I think it may have largely the same effect but I was much more kind of moving the table than kind of slapping it to pop the ball out. Will go to my local pinball place tomorrow and try this technique!
Excellent video! I would add that there are a few old-school arcades in my area that have unlimited play for an hourly fee -- very helpful for practicing shots without worrying about losing quarters.
Braucht man das? Mir ist es immer zu gefährlich, den einen Flipper nicht zu bewegen und die Kugel davon zum anderen abprallen zu lassen. Ich shielde immer mit den Flippern...und stoppe ab.
Ok for games like this… not real life. It’s also true, we can’t discount or minimize experience because of urgency. Yet… see and recognizing while working better… it’s a lot of moving parts and centrifuges….
Great video! You said not to do it when the ball speed is too low, yeah, that's how I drained the ball 30% of the time. So when the ball speed is too low and I want the ball to stop, my only choice is to do the move at 1:02? Or flip pass to the other flipper?
You should read the balls speed, so that doesn't happen in the first place. Now you have a few options here which i don't explain here but they are: microflips (tip pass or "the ostermeier"), don't pass at all but shoot, rolling post passes, post catches and Shatzes (alley passes). Quite advanced techniques and depending on the machine and your skill just a few might work. That's Pinball 😍
Doesn't this hurt your hands and arms a lot? The machine is heavy too. I love pinball, but only play Pinball FX, VPX etc. ... I have problems with my arms due to typing and clicking anyway so maybe nudging a real pinball table might not work for me.
Like with any sport, if done too much or too intensely, you can injure yourself. Therefore, I suggest playing and paying attention to your body's feedback. I know people who have played aggressively over decades without problems, but I am also aware of individuals with physical issues. Typically, the body tolerates playing pinball well, unless it is done to an extreme extent. If you have RSI-related pain, pushing the buttons could aggravate the issue, but nudging should be well tolerated. You can reduce the resistance of the flipper buttons by adjusting the switches slightly, requiring less force to push the button. This adjustment helps me to play longer sessions (I also have RSI...)
@@AbeFlips Thanks for your reply! I had problems with my arms because of excessive typing and clicking for some years. Now it is about ok, but playing the piano or the guitar is still difficult. Playing digital pinball with my Switch Pro Controller is ok...but the main reason why I haven't bought a real machine or a real VPIN yet is standing behind the cab and pressing the buttons...sitting in front of the computer with a controller is better for my arms. Judging from your dialect, are you from Austria or Germany? I am from Austria. :)
@@leanderquest Yeah, I'm Tirolian. Look for a Pinball location near you and play for a few hours and see how it goes. Would be bad if you miss that opportunity and don't experience the feeling of owning a pinball machine. It's like one of the best things ever! I also have problems with guitar, but I learned to adapt... However, controller can still be bad for me.
@@AbeFlips Warst du schon mal im Prater in Wien? Da gibts anscheinend einige...auch Lord of the Rings, Medieval Madness...einige meiner Lieblings. In Vöcklabruck gibts die Flippsarena...aber ich weiß nicht, ob ich mal probieren soll. Ich hab in meinem Leben ca. 500 Stunden digital gespielt und 5 Minuten in echt, weil es keine Tische in meiner Nähe gab bzw. ich jetzt wegen der Arme nicht weiß. Aber ausprobieren sollte ich wohl mal. Wieso kannst du mit einem Controller nicht spielen? Die Tasten vom Switch Pro Controller sind einfach zum Drücken...einfacher als Flipperbuttons.
@@leanderquest Vöcklabruck spiel ich immer Liga und Wien war ich auch schon! Probiers aus! Ach, jeder hat so seine Eigenheiten was Beschwerden betrifft ;-)
So how do you catch ball with the flippers tip? The problem i have is i always overreact, when it drops i raise the flippers to hit it ball instinctively, so that the ball always bounces around at high speed and then drain. I want to slow the ball down whe it hitsvthe flippers from any angles 😢
Hey, it sounds like you need to develop a better understanding of how the ball behaves and gain a feel for the angles and timing. One way to practice is to repeatedly catch balls coming in a consistent manner, allowing you to anticipate the catch and understand the trajectory. Later on, you can apply this technique during normal gameplay. If you remove the glass, you can let the ball roll from the same starting point and practice your catching skills this way. It might be helpful to start with dead bounces first. This technique is very effective as it reduces the ball's energy, requiring no effort on your part - just avoid flipping the ball Be sure to check out my tutorial playlist, as it is organized by importance. Best of luck with your practice!
Thanks for your reply and patience! Yes, I have been practicing dead pass, sometimes it works, sometimes I misjudged the angle and it went down the drain😅. It seems dead pass works well when the bass drop down at high speed at certain angle, but at slow speed it is very easy to drain. And I need to resist the urge to press flippers whenever the ball is coming down. 😂
Gut erkannt, das sind Titan competetive flipper rubbers. Sie nutzen etwas schneller ab, reicht aber für den Heimgebrauch absolut. Das Spielgefühl ist sehr gut und präzise. Ich bestelle sie bei pinballshop.nl, weil kein anderer Händler sie in D hat.
I'm backing this project! I'm a pinball geek and love everything about the game and play regularly in Indiana. You have proven yourself to be one of the best pinball guide content creators on RU-vid and I'm excited to see this next chapter.
Abe I absolutely love your videos! Super stoked you are making something like this! I’ll be backing and looking forward to the kickstarters success ❤️🎉
Hi Abe. Just supported at Gold as a way to say thanks for all the videos you have put out thus far. I only got into competition pinball a couple years ago and your videos are really helpful to someone just starting out and who may have fear of asking a dumb question. I even still find myself going back to them and picking out new things. I wish you all the success and hope you get to your goal. It looks like you are well on your way!
As someone who has backed many Kickstarters, some successful some not, saying "with no risk" in your Kickstarter promo video is an instant red flag. That almost makes me not want to back at all. If it's possible to use a different version of this video on the Kickstarter page without that troubling line, and removing it from the text of the Kickstarter page, you might have more success. For example, I'm still awaiting final delivery of a Kickstarter I backed years ago from an artist who got in a car accident and severed several tendons in his thumb and had to relearn how to draw. I'm still awaiting final delivery from another Kickstarter where the company was producing products in China for global delivery, and got absolutely creamed by the rising global shipping and storage costs in the wake of Covid. Things can always happen. A project that doesn't acknowledge that fact of life is a BIG red flag for experienced Kickstarter backers.
Damn, that must have been a bad experience, I'm sorry to hear that. The "no risk" referred to my commitment to the deadline. So if I can't deliver on time or we don't reach the goal, you will get the money back from kickstarter. You are right, this is my first Kickstarter experience and I hope people understand this.
@@AbeFlips Sure, and I understand that and have backed you! It’s just one of those things that Kickstarters generally just don’t say, and that can make people hesitate.
Hi Abe, I would like to support, but I like the classic feeling of owning a piece of hardware with the film (BluRay). Do you plan to offer a package with the film on a physical data disc/BluRay for people who'd like that, but don't want to choose the biggest supporter package? Maybe I have to adapt my opinions on owning something just as a digital version.
@@AbeFlips I'd like to put in a second vote for Blu-ray, on behalf of the younger crowd at that. For those of us with spotty internet, nothing beats owning physical, high-bitrate media. As a filmmaker I understand the production expenses vs streaming, but I'm a very firm believer that disc media will outlast the internet. Excited to follow this project regardless!
@@AbeFlips This is different though, as it would be a collector's item. Whether the format is dying or not it would be a great perk. Look how many music artists make limited runs of cassettes and minidiscs these days!
Dying format…😂🤦♂️ while we’re sitting here talking about playing pinball. We hover at the zenith of obsolescence. Yeah, I’m gonna go ahead and guarantee anybody who wants this is going to want a physical copy
@@AbeFlips I'm not seeing the physical tiers, although I do see the text saying BluRay can be added to physical as an add-on, like you said. Are physical tiers sold out, or not yet added to the Kickstarter? Love the videos and share them frequently. Slap-save is epic!
Make sure the game is leveled from side to side at a pitch of ~ 6.8°. There is a rubber post at the exit (right side) of the exit of the reel. Remove it and put it in the free hole one step above. From an autoplunge the ball should bounce off of that post onto the left flipper. A clean shot from the left flipper into the reel should feed the right upper flipper. If it bounces off of the right wall above it, you have to adjust the ballguide of the reel. Check out pinside for that. Good Luck! Also check out my twitch account and see how the JAWS machine should behave.
Can you elaborate? This is meant to be a short introduction of pinball skills for newcomers to watch on location screens. If you want more, there is the in-depth tutorial series (also with subtitles).
