Pinball Skills - Drop Catch 

You are talking about nudging techniques, this is a huge topic and it is coming :-)

@@AbeFlips yes thank you!

I`m on it :-) however I will first do a slap save video which helps for SDTM drains too and after that comes a dead bounce video.

@@AbeFlips Oh yeah that would be awesome! I've just recently starting doing slap saves. Im not sure if I've been doing them right, but they help a lot. Definitely excited to see that video man.

@@AbeFlips Came here to ask about a slap-save video. Glad to hear it is coming. thank you!

thanks, I`ll keep that in mind!

So true, i will go into that in the Dead Bounce tutorial.

@@AbeFlips Fine. I really appreciate your videos as here playing expertise, content, camera angle, lighting, added graphics and pixel rate, everything is state of the art. A world first, congrats!

@@Packgammon thanks, I appreciate that :-)

soon ;-)

Hey there, yes flipper hop will occur if the flipper rubber is higher than the inlane guide, or the ball coming down from the inlane very slowly, or if it has a spin to it. I have never noticed a spin to the ball from an inlane (ramp) feed. However, you get spinny balls from balls shooting back from the flipper into the inlane and coming back down. Sometimes it also happens on drop catches. I'll go into that also in my upcoming big tutorial in 2024 🤩

@@AbeFlips Great stuff! Keep it up.

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. 😂

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