Cracks me up that people are worried about the ball hitting either side of Stern’s new blue rubber protector, but not the ball hitting the side of that scoop hood. I’m keeping my double-Marge and I will wear it proudly.

I think so. I’ve only played a few games without it on mine. It doesn’t really feel all that different, but having the guard there makes the lower scoop shot easier (to me). I have more trouble accidentally hitting it (and wasting a mystery award) than not hitting it.

Don’t get me wrong, I think your protector is great! It may be the way of the future.

Yeah, that area is going to get beat up over time, and I’d worry about the plastic above it too. I’m using felt to calm that area down on mine.

I like everything here, but I have to weigh in on inlane switch protectors. I hate them. I’ve had so many ball-hangs on Cliffies, and the metal on those is even thinner than what I see here. I’ve always just put down a few layers of mylar, and that’s been enough to protect even my 10+ year old Sterns. Yes, it’s a PITA to cut out the mylar with an Exacto knife, but there’s an art to it.

Everything else is amazing, and I’m definitely interested in the VUK protector.

Sorry, but I have to say this: you don’t know anything about how this went down. Wouldn’t you feel stupid if you learned later that the V3 design was John Borg’s idea? How are you so damned sure it isn’t? To seek wisdom, we must start with what we don’t know. And here, none of us know anything. So how about giving Stern’s engineers and designers a fucking break?

I fixed it.

Thank you for your solution.

This is absolutely needed, and the design looks great! I hate when I’m playing Villa Strangiato and it looks like nothing’s lit - I have to remember that’s it the inner loop shot. Bravo!