I have a recurring issue with air balls on an original AFM.
First, the two green martian targets to either side of the mothership. I installed backing foam on both of those targets, which I thought would have solved the issue, but it keeps happening. One target is new, the other is original. The left target causes higher and more frequent air balls than the right target.
Second, if I hit the drop target (under the mothership) straight on, the target drops and the ball launches in the air and sails straight down the middle *over* the flippers. This is not just a one-time fluke--I've been able to reproduce this several times.
The pin is leveled at 6-1/2 degrees, according to the bubble level on the side of the playfield. Plastic protectors don't seem to make a difference on the plastics to the left and right of the mothership.
I don't recall having experienced these types of air balls on other AFM's I've played. Has anyone encountered these air ball issues before, or found a way to address them?
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