It took me a while to warm to them, but I think Super Bands are great for modern Stern pins, and I have them installed on my AC/DC and STLE. They just really work well with the sharp and snappy Stern flippers.

For older Bally/Williams games, I've tried them and they just don't feel right. B/W flippers are a bit spongier and have a little more give. The Super Bands just make the flippers feel off.

That said, if you're a competition player, better get used to them. Operators love them because they wipe down easily and are extremely durable. I've been to a few tournaments where they were on every machine.

He appears to have recanted that to some extent, saying they are perfect for Star Trek and should be on his future machines.

I think his early reaction was quite severe, just like everyone else's. My first interaction was at Pinball Expo last year. It was jarring, and EVERYBODY was complaining. Keith Elwin almost put his name in as "Superbands Suck" when he got a high score on one of the tournament games.

They've grown on me, and they're now on my Sterns. I don't care about higher scores (no change for me, and in fact worse on AC/DC). The Superbands just "feel" better on those snappy Stern flippers. I would not put them on a B/W game, or an EM. It would ruin that classic spongy feel (which I prefer overall).