Mine were exactly the same. Threw them away and put new ones in. Must have been some left over from last build... didn't part of the Stern factory flood recently? Maybe these balls were under water.

Did you install all these mods on a location Bond?

After 65 games on Bond Pro and a few on a prem, I've never hit all the Spectre targets at once... not even close.
In fact (.7 or .8 code doesn't really matter), I've only qualified the Spectre weapon (hit all targets and spelled Spector) about 6 times and it's always on accident - just respective shots to the rocket area and prey - no real skill involved.

Maybe others are having better luck or know a secret...

I've checked setup and Spectre is on "easy". I'm hoping in the future an "easy" setting means that you won't actually need to hit specific targets but maybe just any standup Spectre target to get any letter remaining....

Spectre Drop Targets
Anyone else getting BRICKS when hitting the Spectre drop targets? (targets don't drop when hit hard). Direct hits from flipper shots make me relive the bricks I'd get on the Scolari brothers on Ghostbusters.

Looking back most of us who had the issues on GB bought tighter springs or just tightened up the existing springs to make the "pull" have more tension.
I'll be tightening the springs tomorrow to see if it helps. (my Bond pro is on location).

Anyone else having this issue?
(note: there are YouTube videos on tightening the springs)