I treat my pins like I treat my lady; gentle and nice, but sometimes we just have to get a little raw and dirty.

They are my babies. I have to take care of them!

Thats a good way to sum it up! Treat them like your lady!

I'm so kind to them I'll double post about it.

"Ride'em hard and put'em away wet."

Well, not really.
I play fair but with authority.
The beauty of pins is you can always replace/repair whatever breaks down.

I play them nice. I don't get rough untill the ball drains, LOL.

They are played with authority and well-maintained. Of course, these machines were designed for much worse.

Every time i turn on my pins and they all work fine i look up and just say thank you....

I will walk them up the stairs if the tilt allows it, which it won't because it's set almost the same on all my machines. When I play, I battle. They are commercial machines, and the nudging and moving within the tilt allowance does not hurt them.

Moving the machine is part of the play.

I treat them like Gold.

I play them like they are meant to be played, whether they are new or old. I have "high tapped" 70's EM's that play great - even faster than they did when new.
My 80's SS Blackout with a clear coated playfield plays fast and furious. If something breaks, then I have to fix it even if it means remaking the part.
It's all part of the hobby to me. These machines weren't meant to just be looked at.

I nudge and shake them some while playing, but I don't beat on them or kick them.
Rarely ever set a drink on them.

Concerning moving pins in & out of the house, the better the condition is on the cabinet, the more careful I am to avoid scratching the cabinet.

Also enjoy keeping the playfield clean.
Probably should try harder to protect the plastics from scratches.

I just can't wait for the next poll, they get... well, not sure how to even explain some of them... oh dear!

Play em hard, pull that glass, rinse and repeat. My youngest machine (Road Kings) is 16 years old And my oldest (United 3-4-5) is 61 years old so I find myself inside my machines performing maintinence quite often which is fine in my book. If I'm not fixing I'm not learning.

I say beat um' up, play m hard and if something gona break, let it. Give's me the excuse to fix it

I don't really understand what constitutes "hard" play to the point you break something. maybe I'm playing pinball all wrong... I try and practice ball control and attain the highest score possible. I still have things break that I have to fix but I don't think it has anything to do with "how I play" my games. maybe I'm wrong... I don't know. Is it a time thing... do you guys play for 5 hours strait? is that what playing them "hard" is about?

I definitely don't want to know what you do with your pins.

right... maybe look to the "lets see your nasty rubbers" topic.... hmmm

I'm with you on this one. I nudge as hard as my tilt let's me and I play often. I practice ball control and finesse. Not sure what else I could be doing to play HARD. If I removed the tilt completely I guess I could just wreck the machine but I think having a tilt is mandatory. Otherwise your cheating. Anyone can keep the ball from draining with no tilt and walking it all over the room. I don't concern myself at all about things breaking while I play and the dangers of such have no bearing on how I play but beat em up, play em hard, like a 3 year old, away wet? What are you guys doing? Never mind I don't want to know. I love them and play them constantly.

You need a few more options in the poll. Like, Play as if it is the last of its kind or I don't play it to stop wear and tear.

According to my scores, I'm really, really, really, really kind to them.....

LOL

I just have the tilt pendulum wires installed not the pendulum itself - so you really have to rack it good to tilt it. My family and friends get on me for having the tilts installed, because I had them completely removed before. Jeez, these babies
are antiques folks - I have to draw the line somewhere!