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Along with cradling... I employ the dead bounce whenever possible. Slowing the ball down, taking the energy out it as much as possible, ...can lead to quicker cradles. This goes along with what you said Travis about resisting the urge to just hit the ball always. dead bounce develops the trust of not hitting that ball, and letting it bounce over to the other flipper, and often a cradle can come out of that, or maybe just an easier shot as the ball is now moving slower

A great video for everyone. Thanks Travis!

This is my first machine I have owned. I am having issues hitting the right ramp consistently. I can hit all other ramps and targets repeatedly and on demand. Inconsistently I can hit the right ramp from the right flipper but with more consistency then the left flipper. From stalled on the left flipper is it possible to hit the right ramp without hitting the shark tower or the pop bumper? Or am I missing some trick?

Been winning this machine regularly with this strategy. Thanks!!

If this is #1, then #2 would have to be to have some understanding of the game you're playing. Too many casual players don't know what they're supposed to be shooting at most of the time. Have a plan.

Good stuff 🔥! I like this as a good first goal to focus on. By telling someone to practice cradling, you are giving them an easy to understand goal to work towards. It's less about the end-goal (actually having the ball cradled) and much more about what you will learn in the process of getting it there. You will find that you won't be looking at targets anymore, you'll be paying more attention to the ball's location, its behavior, and how you react to it in the lower third of the playfield. Pair this goal with watching "pinball skills" videos and you've got a good recipe for getting better. Over time, you will eventually learn that you have more control than you think you have, giving you the confidence and ability to better keep the ball in play. The best part about the skills you learn in the bottom third, is that they translate well from table to table.

In order to cradle, the ball needs to slow down. What helped me with that is just letting the ball dead bounce. If you don’t take that immediate hit on a speeding ball, you’ll be surprised how often you’ll get a manageable ball on the other flipper.

Control control you must have control!

Thank you. I appreciate it will definitely start doing it

First thing I tell people that are learning to play pinball is only flip one flipper at a time, there first thought is if I flip both flippers then the ball will never go down. I then show them why it doesn't work that way.

I would love to hear Travis (or even all of Triple Drain) discuss what pinball game or games they would suggest for improving your pinball skills. And ideally, what pinball games are best for first time home buyers.

This is great advice. I’m still new to pinball and working on getting my scores up. I would love to see more videos like this.

more Jaws strategie videos 🥹

Very sound advice Travis. Thank you. Is that Elvira a prototype?

So true - but I tell people, first patience (dead bounce) then control (cradle) - not 100% the same but pretty close to it ;-)

Great advice. 👍

This advice is good for complete beginners, but for everyone else, I'm going to disagree with the video, mostly because this video describes the way I used to play. I am someone who played competitively as a "start and stop" (cradling) player since 2017. I got my friend into pinball during the pandemic, but he always insisted on playing on the fly, no matter how much I tried to tell him to just cradle the ball and slow down. After 2 years of playing together daily, it got to the point where he was competitive and even beating me-- even my league team considers him more consistent than me. Sure, it could be talent (or I could have problems), but my theory is that cradling the ball allows you to play for the game for longer, but does not give you as much practice as playing on the fly. When you play on the fly, you make mistakes at a much faster rate, and learn much faster what to do and not to do intuitively. Because he was insistent on always playing on the fly,-- not only was he able to pick up my flipper and nudging skills by watching me, he was able to practice those skills at a much faster rate than I was able to practice those and overtake my years of experience. And become more accurate in his shots-- even if I used a "quiet eye" or mentally visualized my shots, he's become much more adept at dialing in shots and making critical plays. If I were to give my own advice then, it would be to find a style that's fun for yourself (so you keep playing), then play to master one cool skill you saw someone else do. Eventually you'll be playing towards a Universal Style. When I finally conceded to him and started playing on the fly, it was a revelation.

I don't cradle enough on multi balls. I see alot of better players doing this.

Excellent advice Travis! You hit it spot on with "Managing Chaos" Pinball is full of highs and lows. How you control the pace of the game really helps in scoring more and more points every time you play. We'll see you at SLAP in a few weeks! 😎💪🏆

Excellent advice. I notice the pros cradle during multiballs.

Good one! We need more basic recommendations like this one for beginners to get people excited for the game 🪩

Great advice! Also, it's cool that you had Jaws a year before it was released.

Cradling is great advice. Getting the ball to a cradle is the problem. There are a number of skills that are required to really cradle consistently. You mentioned a few if I remember correctly, dead bounce was one. Other skills you need to develop for cradling purposes are micro flips, over unders (Multi-ball), post bounces to slow the ball so you can cradle. My point being people have to develop other skills to be able to consistently and effectively cradle.

This is what I always say to people wanting to learn games. Cradle the ball first and then the game can eventually open up for you.

I’m also a competitive foosball player and it’s the same thing. Cradling the ball, slow the game down, learn to control the ball. This is the most important base to build from.

This is seriously great advice. Thanks for the video Travis!

Are the allies useful at all?

Great pair of videos 👍

Sou técnico desde 1985 ainda realizo manutenção essa profissão sempre reinicia. Inscrevi em seu canal. André

Great video!

What lights the add a ball? The token targets?

Ares is a great administration mode, if you can survive long enough

THANK YOU!! I’ve been waiting so long for this. Seems like I play for a long time with low scoring. Love your explanations. Thx

Thanks for the great and spot-on tutorials, always a pleasure to watch and learn. A question concerning the 7x activation: Would you also consider doing this during Bird Multiball or is it only recommended during Jetpack due to Double and Super JP?

From what I've seen, is it only possible to play Carnage multiball once per game? that's right? and congratulations on your game, you play very well, showww.

This is one of my favorite art packages, but the fan layout just feels like a LOT - O - wood-choppin. Am I missing something here? 🤷‍♂️ Sincerely wondering. ✌️

Thank you for the great footage and sharing the testing with us. When will topper testing begin? Hoping down the road, in addition to the women's champion, we see the Truman State legend playing some FunHouse.

I remember this guy. He use to have a RUclips channel.

I love this game, even with the incomplete code. Will you guys be discussing it on Triple Drain?

Why is the music in the wrong key?

Rudy! Looks great

Just shows me how much better I need to be. I hit so many targets that go sdtm it's insane.

The flippers have zero power behind them.... Game looks like its sitting at 5.6 - 6.0 degrees and it still plays sluggish.....Nothing like the originals.

is there an auto plunger since the multiballs have ballsave?

freakin beautiful

What angle is that setup?

Great Video! Really helps to digest this game. I find Wick doesn't guide the player very well ~Yet~ This video was very helpful!

Thanks for this. That gameplay is insane, so much skill. Love this machine and Godzilla so happy to understand how to play better.

just won 14 launch parties today using these new tips, thanks Travis !!!

Love these videos I had been playing it completely wrong!