Where can I learn basic skills?

[akm]

Haha… That example makes more sense.

Google told me “Gunching” consists of flipping a canoe in a water fight.

Yeah, don’t ask.

[phishrace]

Gunching tutorial by the OG:

[travam]

Oh man that is gooood

[SunsetShimmer]

@BMU

Mission Hills Bowl closed about a year ago, too, near the same time as Wagon Wheel. Once upon a time, bowling alleys had tons of pins; now most have few if any, and fewer lanes survive. Sad.

Yeah, I took a closer look. Turns out the general area is getting drastically remodeled in the torn-down-and-replaced kind, and it seems a Target is to take its place. Not sure what will happen to the businesses already there though. I like the Millie’s.

@GarrettHays

@Prof3ssorPants

Is nudging OK?

Always Be Nudging!

I think the best way to start to learn how to nudge is to nudge every time you think you might need to and even when you don’t. I think a lot of people are worried about hurting the game and tilting which should be the last thing on your mind. I death save all of my games on a regular basis and have yet to hurt anything.

The think about nudging that I didn’t understand when I started playing was that there are reasons to nudge other than trying to save a ball from an outlane or center drain. Nudging the ball off of the rail from a medieval madness moat kick out so it doesn’t hit the left sling shot is an example. Nudging the game so the ball comes off of a touch target or a certain rubber etc and bounces towards a flipper instead of a slingshot. Its a skill I haven’t mastered but, trying to predict which part of the game the ball is going to hit next and nudging accordingly is a valuable skill to have. Keep on nudging!

Do you think that some people who nudge after every flip is doing just that? I’ve been told that it’s mostly the realm of old people who do it, but the other day, at Round 1 Santa Ana, I saw this guy, maybe late-20s to 30s, nudging the machine forward with every flip. I don’t know how he avoided any warnings, as I’ve played on the Kiss he was perpetually at and I remember it having a very tight tilt.

[GarrettHays]

Haha i know exactly what you are talking about. There are some older players in atx that do that and ive seen them tilt out due to constantly nudging on every flip

[chuckwurt]

I used to nudge with every flip when I first started. Took me a while to break the habit. I played on location a lot and most had flippers that needed rebuilt. I guess I thought nudging would help me put more mustard on the ball.

[joe]

@SunsetShimmer

I don’t know how he avoided any warnings, as I’ve played on the Kiss he was perpetually at and I remember it having a very tight tilt.

Most machines tend to be less sensitive to front-to-back nudges than to side-to-side nudges, so this player may indeed have gotten away with more than you might expect.

[Prof3ssorPants]

Thank you everyone for all of the amazing tips. However, this single video is all I will ever need from now on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShE6ewFrQus