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What separates top players from everyone else

By sethi_i

5 years ago


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    “What separates top players from everyone else”

    • Accuracy 61 votes
      25%
    • Flipper Control 41 votes
      17%
    • Nudging 19 votes
      8%
    • Steady Nerves 13 votes
      5%
    • Gameplay Knowledge 72 votes
      30%
    • If I Knew I'd be There 37 votes
      15%

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    #8 5 years ago
     
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    I feel like I have all of the basic skills down, though I'm sure others are better at them. I can bounce pass, post pass, drop catch. My shot accuracy is ok, but not great. I feel like what I lack and the best players have is solid concentration. If I try really hard, I can stay focused and nudge at the right time. But, more often than not, I let my concentration lapse, and then it is like I just watch the ball drain in slow motion knowing that I could have done something to save it if only I had tried to concentrate harder.

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    #121 5 years ago
     
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    So I was just watching one of Bowen’s tutorials and noticed that he doesn’t take an unsafe shot. He plots and thinks about how to get to where he wants to go by taking safer shots that are less likely to go SDTM. I wish I had that discipline and accuracy.

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    #123 5 years ago
     
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    Quoted from Eskaybee:

    Wouldn’t taking safe shots and avoiding risk fall under gameplay knowledge rather than accuracy?

    Well, yes. Except for when I try to go for the safe shot and hit the dangerous shot instead.

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    #156 5 years ago
     
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    Sorry for the dumb question, but how does one practice by playing one handed? Do you use one hand and move back and forth between the flippers, or do you just have one hand on one flipper and try to nudge to keep the ball away from the other flipper?

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    Quoted from chuckwurt:

    I wold love this. 2m per person. Each player plays their full two minutes then it goes onto the next person. Hell 5 mins is fine. Anything to keep a four player game to 20mins or under is alright with me. Would make it better to watch as well.

    I believe I can do this on my WOZ with the pindemption dongle.

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