Quoted from Travish:I think 2' is to far. No ball on a game is ever going to get the momentum of being dropped 2'.
I'm compelled to disagree. Gravity accelerates at 1g so from 2' up a ball takes a leisurely .35 seconds to hit the PF. I can flip a ball around an orbit and back to the flipper on some games in about that time. That longer distance in the same amount of time means my flipped ball is traveling faster (and therefore accelerated faster) than a dropped ball. If anything 2' up represents the energy in a vigorous plunge, not good flip. Great effort and info by the OP though!!!
Quoted from TimeBandit:We're going for comparison. As long as it's consistent it doesn't matter.
Agreed.