Quoted from mof:That's my point. I've shot dead center on that drop, nailed it, and drained SDTM. I think it's a bizarre design decision.
-mof
You can hold the left flipper button in at plunge, launch the ball around the outer orbit and then hit the centre drop targets with the left flipper to lower it one shot ... while the ball save is still on. It's a cool skill shot.
Besides, pinball is all about risk/reward. Any shot that progresses the game rules with big score rewards (like AFM saucer) shouldn't be risk free.
Otherwise pinball would be really easy and really boring. 
Naples, FL
