Depends on the game and the settings. With TZ for example, the bonus can be a heck of a lot of points so it's a pretty bad idea to be overly aggressive with it. DW on the other hand, I'll get that sucker on 1 leg if that's what it takes to keep a ball in play. If the outlane posts don't have any rubber the nudge the outlane away from the ball path works occasionally but if there's rubber inlane/outlane posts, then nudging the post into the ball is my preferred course of action.