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How do you get the drop targets to reset? I keep finding myself in situations where I’m trying to get my barrel lit for the 2nd multiball but all the targets are down.

Thank you for the tips just got my LE machine a week ago and i love it so fast so these tips will help me get better Cheers Brad

Pinball is about managing chaos. Poetic.

Great video. I recently became a fan of Venom. Also the new badges helped. I've been playing this game more than just once or twice every cpl week. I now play it several times I go to my local arcade. Again, great video.

Cradling is Def very important but the one thing that really opened the game up for me and improved my control: NOT FLIPPING. Bounce passing, ski pass, dead flip etc. Most beginners don’t realize that you don’t have to flip at the ball every time.

Bought my Pirates LE JJP from the pinball company. Traded a Sopranos towards it. Great to work with. Think they no longer sell JJP

Can only tourney participants attend?

If only you had the old Star Trek pin ball I remember that one as well

Such a shame I am a pro at star wars pine ball but you are just to far for me anyway I now a place where I can get plenty of free time and keep my training up tell you come to Texas so waiting on you my friend I would like to see if my skills are any good or not bye 👋

Lots of games that I haven’t heard of that look like so much fun!

Can't wait! thanks for all the hard work SLAPC team!

Will the tourney be streamed??

Very fun video and always great to see Jack*Bot, the GOAT of the Pin*Bot trilogy. The tournament sounds great but I'm not surprised to know Dominic did not extend me an invite. I guess our match up will have to wait until October. Thanks for the fun warehouse walk.

Incredible thank you for sharing

Excellent set up Travis! Thanks to everyone for working so hard to get things ready for us Pinheads😎 Looking forward to this weekend. We'll see you Friday🏆

First to comment… Great video Travis! I wish you a fun tooooeeernement. 😜

Sou técnico de pimball desde 1980

Missing your glitter stickers, Big Shot & 1/3 of your playfield lights are out.

Along with cradling... I employ the dead bounce whenever possible. Slowing the ball down, taking the energy out it as much as possible, ...can lead to quicker cradles. This goes along with what you said Travis about resisting the urge to just hit the ball always. dead bounce develops the trust of not hitting that ball, and letting it bounce over to the other flipper, and often a cradle can come out of that, or maybe just an easier shot as the ball is now moving slower

A great video for everyone. Thanks Travis!

This is my first machine I have owned. I am having issues hitting the right ramp consistently. I can hit all other ramps and targets repeatedly and on demand. Inconsistently I can hit the right ramp from the right flipper but with more consistency then the left flipper. From stalled on the left flipper is it possible to hit the right ramp without hitting the shark tower or the pop bumper? Or am I missing some trick?

Been winning this machine regularly with this strategy. Thanks!!

If this is #1, then #2 would have to be to have some understanding of the game you're playing. Too many casual players don't know what they're supposed to be shooting at most of the time. Have a plan.

Good stuff 🔥! I like this as a good first goal to focus on. By telling someone to practice cradling, you are giving them an easy to understand goal to work towards. It's less about the end-goal (actually having the ball cradled) and much more about what you will learn in the process of getting it there. You will find that you won't be looking at targets anymore, you'll be paying more attention to the ball's location, its behavior, and how you react to it in the lower third of the playfield. Pair this goal with watching "pinball skills" videos and you've got a good recipe for getting better. Over time, you will eventually learn that you have more control than you think you have, giving you the confidence and ability to better keep the ball in play. The best part about the skills you learn in the bottom third, is that they translate well from table to table.

In order to cradle, the ball needs to slow down. What helped me with that is just letting the ball dead bounce. If you don’t take that immediate hit on a speeding ball, you’ll be surprised how often you’ll get a manageable ball on the other flipper.

Control control you must have control!

Thank you. I appreciate it will definitely start doing it

First thing I tell people that are learning to play pinball is only flip one flipper at a time, there first thought is if I flip both flippers then the ball will never go down. I then show them why it doesn't work that way.

I would love to hear Travis (or even all of Triple Drain) discuss what pinball game or games they would suggest for improving your pinball skills. And ideally, what pinball games are best for first time home buyers.

This is great advice. I’m still new to pinball and working on getting my scores up. I would love to see more videos like this.

more Jaws strategie videos 🥹

Very sound advice Travis. Thank you. Is that Elvira a prototype?

So true - but I tell people, first patience (dead bounce) then control (cradle) - not 100% the same but pretty close to it ;-)

Great advice. 👍

This advice is good for complete beginners, but for everyone else, I'm going to disagree with the video, mostly because this video describes the way I used to play. I am someone who played competitively as a "start and stop" (cradling) player since 2017. I got my friend into pinball during the pandemic, but he always insisted on playing on the fly, no matter how much I tried to tell him to just cradle the ball and slow down. After 2 years of playing together daily, it got to the point where he was competitive and even beating me-- even my league team considers him more consistent than me. Sure, it could be talent (or I could have problems), but my theory is that cradling the ball allows you to play for the game for longer, but does not give you as much practice as playing on the fly. When you play on the fly, you make mistakes at a much faster rate, and learn much faster what to do and not to do intuitively. Because he was insistent on always playing on the fly,-- not only was he able to pick up my flipper and nudging skills by watching me, he was able to practice those skills at a much faster rate than I was able to practice those and overtake my years of experience. And become more accurate in his shots-- even if I used a "quiet eye" or mentally visualized my shots, he's become much more adept at dialing in shots and making critical plays. If I were to give my own advice then, it would be to find a style that's fun for yourself (so you keep playing), then play to master one cool skill you saw someone else do. Eventually you'll be playing towards a Universal Style. When I finally conceded to him and started playing on the fly, it was a revelation.

I don't cradle enough on multi balls. I see alot of better players doing this.

Excellent advice Travis! You hit it spot on with "Managing Chaos" Pinball is full of highs and lows. How you control the pace of the game really helps in scoring more and more points every time you play. We'll see you at SLAP in a few weeks! 😎💪🏆

Excellent advice. I notice the pros cradle during multiballs.

Good one! We need more basic recommendations like this one for beginners to get people excited for the game 🪩

Great advice! Also, it's cool that you had Jaws a year before it was released.

Cradling is great advice. Getting the ball to a cradle is the problem. There are a number of skills that are required to really cradle consistently. You mentioned a few if I remember correctly, dead bounce was one. Other skills you need to develop for cradling purposes are micro flips, over unders (Multi-ball), post bounces to slow the ball so you can cradle. My point being people have to develop other skills to be able to consistently and effectively cradle.

This is what I always say to people wanting to learn games. Cradle the ball first and then the game can eventually open up for you.

I’m also a competitive foosball player and it’s the same thing. Cradling the ball, slow the game down, learn to control the ball. This is the most important base to build from.

This is seriously great advice. Thanks for the video Travis!

Are the allies useful at all?

Great pair of videos 👍

Sou técnico desde 1985 ainda realizo manutenção essa profissão sempre reinicia. Inscrevi em seu canal. André