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Basic Pinball Skills

5 Secret Skills of Pinball

Some basic pinball tips.

Jack Danger: Some Beginner Tips

Pinball Twitch streamer, Jack Danger, provides some basic tips for new pinball players.

More Simple Tips from Jack Danger

Pinball Twitch streamer, Jack Danger, provides more pinball playing tips.

Flipper Skills (Basic)

PAPA Pinball tutorial

Multiple Flippers

Pay attention to the amount of flippers. 

Advanced Pinball Tips

Perfect Aim

How to aim your shots off the flipper. 

Drop Catch

Essential to gaining control of the ball. 

Live Catch

Control the ball by meeting the ball as it approaches the flipper.

Micro Flips

Learn how small flips make a big difference in ball control.

Post Pass

Learn how to move the ball once you have control of it.

Dead Flip / Dead Bounce

Learn when not to flip to gain control of the ball.

Ski Pass aka Evil Knievel Pass

Jump the flipper gap with the ball.

Slap Save

Save the ball from draining to keep it live in play. 

Nudging

Shake it to save that ball!  

Learn The Code/Rule Sets

Internet Pinball Database

IPDB is a great resource to see photos of the playfield, learn about the history of specific machines.

Site URL: https://www.ipdb.org/

Bob Matthews Classic PInball Player Guide

 Bob Matthews Classic Pinball Players Guide  is a great resource for learning older machines.

Pin Tips

https://pintips.net/

Tilt Pinball: Interviews, Tips, and Skills Show.

Ghostbusters (Stern) - TILT PINBALL S01 E01

This episode provides multiple tips 

Dead Bounce/Flip

Video starts at 5:30 into the episode learn about Dead Flips/Bounces. 

Prepare for a Tournament, Skill Shot, Live Catch, Sportsmanship

This episode of Tilt Pinball covers so much it's worth a full watch.  

Two Perspectives: Trap Up to Aim or Shoot on The Fly

This episode of Tilt Pinball covers so much it's worth a full watch.  

Mustang EM - All the Tilt Mechs in the Machine

This episode of Tilt Pinball covers nudging and looks at tilt mechs in the typical machine.

Stranger Things - Flick Pass

A look at micro flips or flick passes. 

Pat Lawlor, Mechs, Multiball Separation and Psychology of Facing a Tough Opponent

Deep dive into Pat Lawlor designs, mechs and  a look at dealing with challenging opponents.  

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