I've been having issues with the ball richocheting off the back of the quake shelter on my earthshaker. Even when I hit it dead on, there's a good 50% chance it won't go in. Would putting some felt on the back be considered cheating or otherwise looked down upon?
Its your machine so I would say do it if you want to. I am sure there are some who would frown upon it though.
Quoted from Dommer:I've been having issues with the ball richocheting off the back of the quake shelter on my earthshaker. Even when I hit it dead on, there's a good 50% chance it won't go in. Would putting some felt on the back be considered cheating or otherwise looked down upon?
Sounds like you could use some Drop Dead Foam from Pinbits:
or:
I did this in our MM's merlin hole to try and keep the new playfield from getting too beat up. I used a thin strip inside our PotC chest as well as it's notorious for shots going all the way in and then rolling back out. Now it keeps shots in almost 99/100 times. Great stuff.
IMO it's only cheating if you attempt to mod a machine that you don't have keys for 
Quoted from Dommer:I've been having issues with the ball richocheting off the back of the quake shelter on my earthshaker. Even when I hit it dead on, there's a good 50% chance it won't go in. Would putting some felt on the back be considered cheating or otherwise looked down upon?
Your machine, have fun 
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