It definitely should hit between the middle and top 1/3 of the left flipper.

Mine is like yours, and hits the metal return guide. I've tried to adjust the assembly, but it seemed to have either zero or a tiny effect. I'd love to hear some suggestions.

Wife (chief AFM player) confirms that it goes to left flipper on ours. I haven't been out in a while Mike. Are you putting in the ColorDMDs? Merry Christmas.

There are some other threads on this. I got my AFM only recently. It was also firing to the left metal inlane, and even sometimes to the left slingshot. It already has a Mantis scoop installed. I took the scoop out and used a Dremmel to make the mounting holes slightly slotted to get some adjustment. Also had to bend the eject part of the scoop(damn that steel is strong!). Now mine fires to the left flipper about 80-90% of the time. That is when you get to learn the all important drop catch out of the SOL!

That scoop takes a beating, much like MB's. As mentioned, it should go to the left flipper for an easy catch.

Left flipper. If I don't press the left flipper it used to bounce to the right flipper and up the right lane, giving you (potentially) two lane lights as it goes up over the lane switch and then back down. But lately it's been bouncing higher, typically hitting the right slingshot. Not sure what changed (temperature? Maybe the machine has moved a little on my unlevel garage floor? Maybe the playfield is seated slightly differently in the cabinet?), but it's still a blast to play...

Mine lands on the metal guide above the left flippers too. Would prefer it to hit the flipper...

Could it be a playfield pitch thing? Too shallow and it hits the metal guide? I replaced my SOL scoop and it still does the exact same. As I'm due to replace the play-field soon I haven't bothered too much at this time, but if it continues post-replacement then I'll be making adjustments to ensure it works correctly!

Also need to replace the SOL coil sleeve, not that it's broken, just because I have no idea when it last got done.

Mine lands on the left flipper 100% of the time.
You can either try to bend the top of the metal scoop to guide it better, or adjusting the coil firing it out of the scoop.
I had the same kind of problem on my TZ, and after about an hour of adjusting it, it fires where it should.

Left flipper on mine too...every time.

It should consistently hit the left flipper. It should never wander. If its inconsistent, the scoop probably had divots and needs to be replaced. Other possibility is the coil mech needs to be cleaned, recoil sleeved, and possibly rebuilt (you can rob the mech from the other VuK or just swap them I think). If it is very consistent but shooting at the wrong place, I'd suggest trying to slightly adjust the VuK's pointing location if at all possible.

Mine is hitting the left inlane as well and then bouncing all the hell over the place, usually hitting a kicker or two.

This doesn't work for me...shouldn't be an adventure every time you hit the SOL.

It's a brand new scoop with a cliff...any other fresh opinions on how to deal with this?

There's virtually no room for adjusting the mount beyond putting new holes underneath the playfield. Those of you who have bent scoops, how did you do that and in which direction?

Hey I thought I'd update for anyone who runs into this...

This is a brand new scoop and I didn't want to start bending things or drilling holes into it.

I simply shimmed the right side (from underneath the playfield) of the scoop mech with a thin washer. I also lowered the coil as much as I could by loosening screws and moving it. It's the only adjustment you can make on that mech.

I did the shim after adjusting the coil - the adjustment helped slow it down but the aim was still off and it was still slamming into the left inlane on occasion.

Together these two adjustments did the trick. It's reliably going to the middle of the left flipper. I also think the slower launch created by moving the coil may help reduce possible wear in the future...it was really violently depositing the ball onto the playfield before.

I have this problem on my restore, I replaced the sol assembly, cleaned the coil in an ultra sonic cleaner. Now the ball comes out like a bat outta hell! I did the shim thing it helped, right now the ball hits where the ball guide and flipper meet. The post above states that you can move the coil down? I don't see how that is possible?

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Is there any play/room to slightly twist it when you loosen the screws holding it to the playfield? Just a tiny rotation should make it land on your flipper... Maybe try constant twisting (towards the flipper) while you tighten the screws - that might be just enough to change the trajectory.

Yes left flipper everytime

Just to update on this. I bought a brand new scoop from Mantis, cleaned the solenoid plunger and replaced the coil sleeve, and tried adjusting the solenoid position. None of this made the kickout like I wanted it. I again used a Dremel on the new scoop to slightly elongate the mounting holes to provide a small range of adjustment. BAM! Now the SOL fires to the left flipper 100% of the time. It is drop catch heaven!

I guess I need to do this. Did you do all the holes? Any pictures

Did any of you guys compare the width of the replacement scoop vs. the original? I'm wondering if it is wider than the original, like my TZ Mantis scoop was. In that case, the solution to the "spraying" of shots out of that scoop was to go back to an original.

Sorry, I don't have any pics. I just looked at which way I needed to rotate it and elongated 3 of the 4 holes only by a mm or 2.