How do people who are “good” at pinball manage to consistently avoid those random bounces that just go right down the middle out that there is no counter-play for?

Question

I have always wanted to get into pinball. But the few times I decided to really give it a go. I could do alright but most of my games seemed to end with a bounce that went straight down the middle out with nothing I can do about it.

When you watch professional pinball players. It doesnt matter what game it is they always seem to be able to avoid those shots even if its their first time on a machine.

So there has to be a method or developable skill to it. But I cant for the life of me understand it.

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Answer 1

Pick a machine and play that a lot. They’re all different and even machines that are the same theme/brand/whatever have differences.

After a while you’ll start to understand where not to shoot the ball (a lot of machines are deliberately set up to have dangerous spots so you’ll fuck up) and what shots are going to get you lots of points.

Just takes a bit of practice.