I look like Rick Stetta. I just don't score like Rick Stetta. I swear a lot, too. The machines like to be verbally abused. Makes their slingshots bouncier.
Actually, I think you do have to do a little funky chicken moves to be really gettin into it. If you're just a still-life at the helm, you might as well just be a giant piece of fruit. (C'mon, you know you luv it!) I don't think you score more, you just THINK you're scoring more. And if verbal abuse doesn't work on your machine, you might try threatening it. Tell it you gotta dumpster with it's name on it, you sorry box of donor parts and kindling...... Yell, "TILT! I'll TILT you....right off the back of my pickup into the trash-smasher!" .......Good for at least one extra ball.
By the way, I could not stop watching the Bad News Bears and laughing!