Which fingers do you use to play pinball? I'm right handed and I realized for some reason I always use my right middle finger and left index. I've played pinball this way for as long as I can remember and have no idea why. In fact I can't really play well with my right index, feels as awkward as trying to write with my non-dominant (left) hand. Just wondering how common or rare it is not to use both index fingers. I'm guessing 99.999% of people use both index fingers. 
Good question, I use to use index until I got pinballidis (pain in the forearm), now I use both index AND middle finger. I tend to push the buttons to hard and learned to relax a bit but still I'm intense playing the game.
Both middle fingers for me. I'm probably so used to flipping people off when I was younger that now that's the only way it feels natural.
Right hand - Middle and Ring fingers
Left - Index and Middle fingers
Why are they different? No idea. 
Quoted from chad:Middle and index on both hands
+1 although i never really realized it ha!
This topic is proof that eventually everything will be discussed on this forum if you just wait long enough. The first pinhead to use both pinkie fingers should win some special recognition.
I just noticed myself doing this the other day. I am right handed. Right hand I use my middle finger. Left hand I use my index finger.
Quoted from Mbecker:Anyone do one-handed action? Sometimes while brushing my teeth I'll try a one-handed game of AC/DC -- really keeps you on your toes!
I play holding my 2 month old...it is actually really entertaining. I have to think way in advance of where the ball is going to give my hand time to switch flippers(which is probably what I should be in the habit of doing anyway).
I definitely recommend to try it out if you haven't, has really helped my game.
Quoted from Triplecdad:This topic is proof that eventually everything will be discussed on this forum if you just wait long enough.
+1 on that....and odd how you don't think about it playing as much as we do. I use my thumb on the right and my ring finger on the left because I'm "different." Actually, middle finger on both sides, unless I'm taking a break to give BSD the finger when I hit the middle standups for a lovely SDTM rocket drain.
Quoted from pinzrfun:Fingers? Funny story - when my buddy and I've had a few too many, we each stand by a flipper button, unzip, and play a couple games "hands free"...
Pinball REALLY excites us...
There's another thread to post this kind of behavior!!
Quoted from jalkelly:I play holding my 2 month old...it is actually really entertaining. I have to think way in advance of where the ball is going to give my hand time to switch flippers(which is probably what I should be in the habit of doing anyway).
I definitely recommend to try it out if you haven't, has really helped my game.
Haha that's awesome! When I play with my wife the person wTching has to hold our 40lb dog up on their lap to watch as well -- she loves to go after the ball and try to eat it --the dog that is, not my wife lol. We played once with the glass off and I let the dog actually get it -- a surprise for her after banging into the glass so many times haha
Never thought about it until this thread....had to go play to see. Turns out that I use my middle finger for both.
(Left handed girl is someone is keeping stats.)
Quoted from MoSeS_1592:I'm guessing 99.999% of people use both index fingers.
99.999% would mean one out a hundred thousand doesn't. That would be you for the one and everyone else on Pinside (and then some!) using just their indexes. Doubtful!
I use middle on both. My middles are longer than my indexes so the tips move just a bit faster when I flip than the indexes would. Not that that was planned; I only just realized it!
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