Quoted from yancy:I don't think it call fall onto wood. If the shot goes halfway up, it drops onto the curved metal entrance. Once it makes the vertical 180 it's trapped in habitrail.
After the pinball passes the clear plastic protector in front of the 78 degree captain marvel ramp, the ball is not trapped. and if the pinball doesn’t have enough velocity, the ball will fall out of the habitrail ramp, onto the playfield. I have watched YouTube videos at .25 speed, and have seen it happen.
But, my bigger concern is the Sanctum target. It is a massive air ball generator. I have seen the ball launch from the Sanctum target in mid air, to the left sling shot, before it hit the playfield at .25 speed on YouTube.
A aftermarket clear air ball protector. similar to the one that the mod people made for Ghostbusters, near the standup targets on that steep ramp. will be needed on AIQ IMHO.