I have seen this a bunch of times when watching streams...someone cradles the ball in one flipper and triggers the other flipper a bunch of times before shooting. Why?

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#2 4 years ago

JRP

Gogojohnnyquack

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Seattle, WA

9y 84,300 1,361 5

Usually a procedural habit, like dribbling the ball 3 times before a foul shot.

#3 4 years ago

TYZ

Thunder90

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Southern, IL

5y 49,050 180 2

The vibration from the opposite flipper helps the ball down into cradle position, and reduces it's ability to climb the flipper and fall off the tip

#4 4 years ago

DOG

Whysnow

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Quoted from Thunder90:
The vibration from the opposite flipper helps the ball down into cradle position, and reduces it's ability to climb the flipper and fall off the tip

Yup. Agreed

#5 4 years ago

STV

Doctor6

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Roscoe, IL

15y 116K 4,421 6 58

Quoted from Thunder90:
The vibration from the opposite flipper helps the ball down into cradle position, and reduces it's ability to climb the flipper and fall off the tip

The correct answer has surfaced.

#6 4 years ago

JPD

Dayhuff

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Battle Creek, MI

11y 126K 6,353 79 11

Hmm....., slow day in the pinball world?

John

#7 4 years ago

MJM

mystman12

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9y 76,550 1,147 5 7 1

Another reason you'll see this is when the player is trying to quickly look for something in instant info.

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