Quoted from Spankey:

Best video yet. The game is certainly beautiful to look at and the artistry that has come together on the machine is second to none. Still, this is all about gameplay. It certainly looked smoother than it has in other videos. I hope the LCD will be used for more than just static shots for hitting certain targets. My main concern being that it won't be as involving or entertaining as a good DMD.
No way this game gets finished this year. It is wayyyy too far from complete.

Quoted from Tommi_Gunn:

weak flippers,
i think adding the eye candy to the flippers could be contributing to the weak flipper effect. custom slippers bats/rubber color combo. It can't be helping.
the design of the rubby slippers could be adding extra weight and those long shot to the ramps are not good with black rubbers. I'm sure you'll get better rebound/throw from regular bally/williams bats and red rubbers.
just throwing it out there, it's just weird, never seen a game struggle like that.
I'm sure the fix is on the "to do" list. either jjp, or the owners will figure it out.