It's purely subjective. If you want the game a bit more floaty, 3.5 will do it. If you want it faster, then 5 will do that. All depends on how you want the game to play.

I recently jacked up the rear of my Sky Jump and it totally changes how the game plays. Much harder now to trap with the flippers. The game is way faster, which installing a new Wade Krause playfield also had something to do with it.

This has been debated and discussed a few times here. The consensus was: Do whatever you like. There's really no wrong answer.

Gottlieb recommended 3 1/2 degrees on their EMs, but for a lot of us, it feels too "floaty," therefore many crank up the slope.

Personally, I like my games to be fast and tough, so I often have steeper angles across all my games.

I think it depends on the game too. Some games may play better with steeper playfield and some may play better with a shallower pitch. Try different degrees and see how you like the gameplay.

Totally agree; I crank up angles on my mid-seventies WMS games (Gulfstream, Super Star, Dealer’s Choice) to about 7 degrees. Woodies stay at about 3.5.

Every time I play those 3.5º floaty games at a show I say to myself this is why some people don't like EMs.

A jukebox friend of mine has a bunch of pinballs. He just got his Xenon running and told me to try it. It was set up floaty too. I could have played all day. The ball hardly got any momentum and had trouble rolling over the outlane switch. He said you got the highest score. Yeah, no kidding.

On the other hand I am not one of those guys that puts a board under the back levelers either. A few degrees can really make a game much more fun though. You just have to be careful that it doesn't suddenly become brutal. A little adjustment can also make all the difference in outline drains and SDTM sucker shots. You just have to play around with it.

What about 2" flipper wedgeheads and the like?

Plus are they all original or orange coils, high tapped etc...

My woodrails are around 4.4 degrees - just right for me.

3.5 would be soooooooo slow.

Steep enough that the ball return to the flippers is not too fast and not too slow.

Momma bear's bed.

it honestly does reflect upon personal preference . on location i try to find a happy medium for mine.

3" levelers on the back almost maxed out, and front levelers bottomed with no nuts.

I have no idea what the pitch is, but since most of them are two inch flippered Williams games, flipper power and being able to get the ball back to the top is not a problem.