Photo: robin
  1. » Forum
  2. » All Pinball
  3. » Worst Airball Game
(Topic ID: 109245)

Worst Airball Game

By CUJO

9 years ago


Topic Heartbeat

Topic Stats

You

Linked Games

There are more than 8 games linked to this topic.
Click here to show all linked games

Topic Gallery

View topic image gallery

gplayball3.jpg
4.jpg
targets.jpg
12
There are 62 posts in this topic. You are on page 1 of 2.
0
0
0
#1 9 years ago
OP
 
KWJ

CUJO

Pinside member

12y 64,800 1,906 2

Which pin have you ever played or owned had the worst airball problem?

I'm going to go with Lost In Space, the one I own. At least, so far.

Reason: When the ball is shot hard and it catches the upper lip of the spinner disc opening, it launches it up and into that poor little robot, time and time again. The ball flies off the playfield like a redirected hockey puck! Surprising, poor little robot hasn't broken yet.

Also, the "launched" ball likes to get stuck between the plastic "sandwich" on the middle right side of the playfield under the Bubble Jet Fighter. Also way up in the upper right playfield corner behind the 3 colored flasher domes.

BTW, this is one of my favorite no frills, just plain fun to play pins!

0
0
0
#2 9 years ago
 
ZOE

85vett

Pinside+ Frequent

12y 110K 6,380 3

TFLE before the airball fix

0
0
0
#3 9 years ago
 
FRX

Frax

Pinside member

US Conyers, GA

12y 103K 16,662 2 9

Tron with a new disc rubber. =P

0
0
0
#4 9 years ago
 
ZOE

85vett

Pinside+ Frequent

12y 110K 6,380 3

Quoted from Frax:

Tron with a new disc rubber. =P

With a new clear disc rubber even more. Game is crazy with those.

0
1
1
#5 9 years ago
 
DWG

dgoett

Pinside member

US Clark, MO

11y 95,650 2,418 14 26

Gotta say TWDLE's left ramp.

0
1
1
#6 9 years ago
 
DK

hool10

Pinside member

10y 69,050 701 2

Any modern Stern title especially Metallica. They need to tune down sling power or have people able to adjust them. Metallica you can now adjust it in the code but that is the only title I can think of that you can do that on Stern title's. The slings will just bounce them back and forth with increasing speed until either A) It goes airborne B) It just hops over the sling upon impact and drains, hard.

0
1
1
#7 9 years ago
 
ARS

asay

Pinside member

9y 46,050 992

Not sure on modern games, but I always get a ton of airballs on Seawitch

0
1
1
#8 9 years ago
 
AMS

barakandl

nvram.weebly.com

12y 132K 10,418

any game where stand up targets are leaning back and forming mini ramps.

0
1
1
#9 9 years ago
 
SEC

scottc

Inactive member

US Bucks, PA

13y 45,900 1,521 9 18

DE simpsons...the drop targets when down would allow the ball to hit rubber and go airborne. Before I bent the metal rail back the ball would smack the side of the cabinet, really hard...

0
0
0
#10 9 years ago
 
TJC

MinusWorlds

Inactive member

US Boston, MA

11y 103K 3,502 4

Champion Pub with the two ramps. I've seen cracked glass with those airballs

Post edited by MinusWorlds: I done f'd up

0
1
1
#11 9 years ago
 
CDY

cody_chunn

Inactive member

US Mobile, AL

9y 64,800 4,520

Hands down, Champion Pub.

0
0
0
#12 9 years ago
 
TDK

thedarkknight77

Pinside member

12y 92,050 5,189 7 37

Ironman

0
0
0
#13 9 years ago
 
???

jcar302

Pinside member

US Jackson, NJ

11y 48,350 842 6

How about the spook house target on cyclone.
I'm really just waiting for the glass break.

It's a really short shot and the ball comes off it pretty violent.

0
2
2
#14 9 years ago
 
LAW

Law

Inactive member

9y 87,800 1,320 124

The Sopranos. Off of the center drop target.

0
0
0
#15 9 years ago
 
LKD

Luckydogg420

Pinside member

CA Kitchener, ON

11y 115K 5,862 14

F 14 is super fast. Champion pub is my #1 pick

0
0
0
#16 9 years ago
 
MAK

pinlynx

Pinside member

10y 43,800 246

Full Throtle... played it at Expo and I think the ball was in the air more than it was on the playfield.

0
0
0
#17 9 years ago
 
JCD

WaddleJrJr

Pinside member

US Avon, OH

9y 91,900 2,738 22 20

The cop drop target on Monopoly makes so many air balls. Still doesn't beat Champion Pub though.

0
2
2
#18 9 years ago
 
OZZ

PoMC

Pinside+ Member

10y 121K 8,839

For me, I think it was Lethal Weapon until I got a DE Star Wars. F-ing brutal airballs chucked back into the launcher and all over the damn place.

0
0
0
#19 9 years ago
 
WTR

TrainH2o

Pinside member

US Calhoun, GA

9y 27,650 673 6

TZ is the king air balls, in my collection. The ball flies over the left wire form, right into the left outlane.

0
0
0
#20 9 years ago
 
JWO

jwo825

Pinside member

US Houston, TX

10y 85,150 2,068 1

With a fresh wax and new balls, IJ has lots of balls that climb the center drop targets and generally cause havoc.

0
0
0
#21 9 years ago
 
PPE

ff6735

Inactive member

10y 76,150 1,765 6

0
0
0
#22 9 years ago
 
WTR

TrainH2o

Pinside member

US Calhoun, GA

9y 27,650 673 6

Quoted from jwo825:

With a fresh wax and new balls, IJ has lots of balls that climb the center drop targets and generally cause havoc.

My IJ has its share of air balls too. However, they generally don't cause any issues.

0
0
0
#23 9 years ago
 
JWO

jwo825

Pinside member

US Houston, TX

10y 85,150 2,068 1

Quoted from TrainH2o:

My IJ has its share of air balls too. However, they generally don't cause any issues.

When I first got mine, the left wireform was broken and thats what most of the air balls struck. Replacing the drop targets helped but I still get them.

0
0
0
#24 9 years ago
 
JGI

John_I

Space Coast Pinball

19y 179K 9,076

AFM and IJ are two of the worst.

0
1
1
#25 9 years ago
 
LEX

dluth

Pinside member

AU Melbourne

10y 53,300 662 10 18

IJ at least has code to give your ball back if it flies off the drops and down the left outlane.
I seem to get a fair few off the centre Greed target in TZ (next to the slot machine)

Super exclusive ad from the Pinside Marketplace!
0
0
0
#26 9 years ago
 
DEL

SealClubber

Pinside Moderator

14y 127K 11,060 246

Corvette. Particularly off the Million target. I routinely get it to bounce up onto the right wireform.

My IJ only did it when the drop targets would reset with the ball on top of them.

0
0
0
#27 9 years ago
 
BRY

loanguy7171973

Pinside member

US Peoria, IL

10y 35,650 415 11 19

SS right ramp

0
0
0
#28 9 years ago
 
NMS

nikpinball

Pinside member

US Cleveland, OH

10y 77,050 1,249 7 30

IM VE and TWD pro. Constant air balls from the slings draining you on the outlanes. Stern needs to town down the power of these slings a tad.

0
0
0
#29 9 years ago
 
JNS

TecumsehPlissken

Pinside member

US Longwood, FL

9y 115K 2,558 10 103

0
0
0
#30 9 years ago
 
HWK

Hawk007

Pinside member

11y 63,400 1,618

DE simpsons. Broke many plastics and once the drops are down it gets worse!

0
0
0
#31 9 years ago
 
KAM

kvan99

Pinside member

12y 97,050 6,031 10

LW3...my 2nd D.E. game beside Batman, I never owned anything but Bally/Williams before that. I was amazed how the balls smashed around the pf. The other major airball game in my collection was D.E. Star Wars...after a while you learn not to replace the broken plastics cause after 20 games or so they're broken again.

0
3
3
#32 9 years ago
 
MKY

Pdxmonkey

Pinside member

12y 170K 7,306

NGG wins best air ball

0
0
0
#33 9 years ago
 
HWK

Hawk007

Pinside member

11y 63,400 1,618

Hey Pdxmonkey! I agree it has one of the best airballs on purpose for sure! Ranks up there with the lotr ring shot

0
2
2
#34 9 years ago
 
MAT

chalkup8

Pinside member

AU Sunshine

12y 72,800 1,134 4 17

Quoted from dluth:

I seem to get a fair few off the centre Greed target in TZ (next to the slot machine)

The target might be bent back.I get zero air from mine.I only try to backhand the slot machine.

0
0
0
#35 9 years ago
 
HWK

Hawk007

Pinside member

11y 63,400 1,618

Quoted from chalkup8:

The target might be bent back.I get zero air from mine.I only try to backhand the slot machine.

my tz has no airballs either. He must have a bad target or missing target foam. Steve from pbr makes a super target for this.

0
0
0
#36 9 years ago
 
MAT

chalkup8

Pinside member

AU Sunshine

12y 72,800 1,134 4 17

Quoted from Hawk007:

Steve from pbr makes a super target for this.

I bought 3 reinforced yellow targets awhile back 2 for totan which work much better and one for tz when it needs it.

0
0
0
#37 9 years ago
 
DAV

blue95

Pinside member

AU Newcastle

13y 53,400 603 8 18

Jungle Lord, the middle ramp to the top playfield.

0
0
0
#38 9 years ago
 
MEL

scylla

Pinside+ Frequent

CA Toronto, ON

11y 74,900 749 10 8

Quoted from loanguy7171973:

SS right ramp

That's interesting... Mine never airballs (and I play the heck out of it). I wonder why?

0
0
0
#39 9 years ago
 
RAL

someoneelse

Inactive member

DE Munich

10y 51,150 1,246 7

There are a few exceptions, but i don't think that certain machines produce airballs in general.

I hardly ever have any airballs on any of my pins AFTER giving them some TLC. Worn out, bent or loose targets, misaligned wire ramps or ballguides are sources for airballs. Just needs a lot of adjusting and fine tuning (especially bending the latches with which targets are mounted to the PF to make it slightly face downwards when mounted) to get everything working perfectly right.

What i do have a lot after restoring the machines, especially WPC95s, is the slings "throwing" the ball into the opposite outlane. Looser slingshot rubbers help reduce this effect but don't eliminate it completely.

0
0
0
#40 9 years ago
 
CPC

CraigC

Pinside member

US Elmhurst, IL

11y 63,600 1,443 31

Pharaoh. every middle ramp shot hits the glass.

CV and MSF as the toy is designed to throw the ball.

-c

0
0
0
#41 9 years ago
 
MDM

Black_Knight

Vertigo

US Blue Ridge, GA

9y 115K 3,066 109 33

Checkpoint's center drop targets get me all the time.

0
1
1
#42 9 years ago
 
XIU

renodakota

Inactive member

US St. Louis, MO

11y 25,150 354 1

Robocop the center stand ups are brutal

0
0
0
#43 9 years ago
 
JWO

jwo825

Pinside member

US Houston, TX

10y 85,150 2,068 1

The ball smacking the glass on the left return ramp of WH2O is so iconic that they put it into the virtual ports of the game.

About IJ: I replaced my center bank drop targets and re-adjusted the flippers and the airballs decreased drastically. Someone told me that the targets flex and bend more when they get older and can bend back and assist in airballs. If the flippers are riding too high in the bushings, they can put spin on the ball when making contact which leads to poor ball control and even airballs.

I don't know which one was most effective because I did both at once, but they definitely helped.

0
0
0
#44 9 years ago
 
BB

Blackbeard

Pinside member

12y 106K 12,108 6 20

Shadow

Left ramp targets. ALWAYS airballs

0
0
0
#45 9 years ago
 
BIL

NinJaBooT

Pinside member

12y 114K 2,777

The Shadow

0
2
2
#46 9 years ago
 
ARS

thedefog

Pinside member

10y 93,350 5,673 72

How about the game with least number of airballs?

4.jpg4.jpg

gplayball3.jpggplayball3.jpg

0
1
1
#47 9 years ago
 
RAL

someoneelse

Inactive member

DE Munich

10y 51,150 1,246 7

Quoted from NinJaBooT:

The Shadow

No way!
I hardly ever have airballs on the Shadow and i've got very strong flippers in there.

Remove the targets, use heavy duty pliers and bend so the red arrowed angle is decreased (mounted, the targets should aways be slightly tiltet downwards toward the PF). Of course, the stiff rear blade of the target also needs to be completely straight.targets.jpgtargets.jpg

0
0
0
#48 9 years ago
 
LAW

dung

Pinside member

12y 86,050 5,580 6 30

My first BF seemed to be an airball monster. The current one has a few, but it is really tame in comparison. The old one would have me taking off the glass every few games to retrieve a ball.

0
0
0
#49 9 years ago
 
A7

Aeolus7

Pinside+ Frequent

11y 68,300 849

Nice topic. I had a Stern Meteor for a while. I set it really steep (8-9 degrees). It was super difficult, but played really well. The flippers were perfect. Perhaps an operator "upgraded" the coils at some point, because the ball hit the glass every game at some point. The ball also bounced around beautifully of that spinner shot. Great game. Mine was definitely a glass abuser though

0
0
0
#50 9 years ago
 
MAT

The_Director

Carolina Pinball Repair

11y 94,450 3,769 9 2

Simpsons DE has some crazy airballs. Sometimes hits the glass so hard it's surprising it doesn't break. Really, most of those early DEs are pretty notorious for airballs. Flippers are powerful as all hell it seems on them.

Promoted items from Pinside Marketplace and Pinside Shops!
From: $ 218.00
Lighting - Backbox
The Walking Dead Pinball LED Strip Backbox Light Kit
Lermods
 
From: $ 10.00
Playfield - Protection
Twilight Zone Plastic Protector Set
UpKick Pinball
 
$ 55.00
Gameroom - Decorations
Dirty Donny TFR Fine Art Print #1
The Flipper Room
 
$ 18.95
Eproms
ROM LOST IN SPACE -GAL/PAL-DISPLAY
Pinballrom
 
$ 69.99
Playfield - Toys/Add-ons
Indiana Jones IJ 3 STONES LED mod
Lighted Pinball Mods
 
$ 85.00
Boards
Trough opto board A-16926-RX and A-16927-TX
Pinball Haus
 
9,200
Machine - For Sale
Twilight Zone
Hermosa Beach, CA
surfnrg
$ 18.95
Eproms
ROM LETHAL WEAPON 3 -GAL/PAL-SOUND
Pinballrom
 
$ 55.00
Cabinet - Toppers
Seawitch Pinball Topper
Slipstream Mod Shop
 
From: $ 55.00
Gameroom - Decorations
Professional Pinball Art Print - Indiana Jones
Pinball Photos LLC
 
$ 9.95
Eproms
ROM TWILIGHT ZONE -CPU-COMMERCIAL
Pinballrom
 
$ 27.99
Lighting - Interactive
AFM Extra Ball Light
Lee's Parts
 
10,600
Machine - For Sale
Metallica (Premium) - Original Owner - HUO
Phoenix, AZ
mronemoretime
$ 37.99
Lighting - Interactive
NGG Putting Green Light
Lee's Parts
 
$ 19.99
Cabinet - Other
TWD Backbox Hinge Custom Magnet
Bent Mods
 
$ 19.99
Eproms
F-14 Tomcat Pinball - CPU Rom Set
Matt's Basement Arcade
 
From: $ 19.99
Eproms
The Simpsons Pinball (Data East '90) - ROM Upgrade chip set
Matt's Basement Arcade
 
$ 87.00
Playfield - Toys/Add-ons
Iron man Pinball Illuminated War Machine Premium Mod
Lermods
 
11,000 (OBO)
Machine - For Sale
Metallica (Premium)
Mount Pleasant, WI
mcpin
10,950 (Firm)
Machine - For Sale
Twilight Zone
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
tthousand66
$ 12.95
Eproms
ROM LOST IN SPACE -GAL/PAL-U213 BLUE DOT
Pinballrom
 
$ 79.99
Cabinet - Armor And Blades
Metallica Flaming PinBaldes
PinGraffix Pinside Shop
 
$ 29.95
Cabinet - Decals
AC/DC & METALLICA Vault + KISS Pinball - Speaker Grill DECAL
Pinball Pimp
 
From: $ 35.00
Cabinet - Other
3D Start Button -- Metallica
Rocket City Pinball
 
$ 599.95
Cabinet - Toppers
Walking Dead Governor's Head/Fish-Tank Topper Video Screen
Hi-Rez Pinball Mods
 
Hey modders!
Open a free Shop and start selling on Pinside
Your shop name here
12
There are 62 posts in this topic. You are on page 1 of 2.

Reply

Wanna join the discussion? Please sign in to reply to this topic.

Hey there! Welcome to Pinside!

Donate to Pinside

Great to see you're enjoying Pinside! Did you know Pinside is able to run without any 3rd-party banners or ads, thanks to the support from our visitors? Please consider a donation to Pinside and get anext to your username to show for it! Or better yet, subscribe to Pinside+!

This page was printed from https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/worst-airball-game and we tried optimising it for printing. Some page elements may have been deliberately hidden.

Scan the QR code on the left to jump to the URL this document was printed from.