Another option (and better, imho, if you you have access to the coin door): install the ear plug mod on tilt bobs, which dampens the bob swinging in a matter of 3-5 seconds with no additional nudging required. http://tiltforums.com/t/ear-plug-tilt-hack/2365

gr3yh47 It would also be useful to show that same Whitewater tilt bob with a similar starting swing, with doing nothing other than waiting for one minute, to show the difference between doing nothing and the "pecking" method.
Note that in your video, you show the pecking method after around 45 seconds of pecking, and not 15 seconds. You took the camera off the tilt bob around 1:20, began pecking, and then showed the bob at a standstill at 2:10.

This is a very cool technique. I'd also like to see a video of it with only the 15 seconds of pecking to see if you already get the desired standstill without the additional 30 seconds of continued pecking.

Physically, the action also makes sense. If you're looking down on the tilt bob, then using 3-dimensional coordinates: I think it's the Z-axis motion/jiggling from pecking that makes the X-axis swinging less pronounced and less smooth.

Thanks again for sharing this.

Thanks. This is perfect, and impressive.
The initial portion of video shows how that era of tilt bob notoriously swings FOREVER.
I noted at the 1:48 mark is when you start pecking, and the bob's essentially at standstill by 2:00. Twelve seconds! Nice!
I'll definitely be using this at future tourneys where they haven't installed ear plugs on the tilt bob.

But it would mean 1-2 minutes less waiting per tilt. That’s good for everyone.

And ear plug mod still solves the issue in the best possible way.

You honestly think that the light hitting on the metal rail (as shown in the video) does damage to pins? As the Black Knight would say, "No way!!"

In Texas events that I -- and others -- run, many of pins are supplied by those who participate in tourneys.