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<blockquote data-quote="EldarOfSuburbia" data-source="post: 159326" data-attributes="member: 4106"><p>Well, thanks in part to this thread I finally got that first Super J. Only one, but small steps <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>One thing I did notice: use the F-I-L-M letters right above the flippers as aiming points. It's pretty effective.</p><p></p><p>It's also noticeable that the TPA version of this table is not nearly as steep as every real-life one I've encountered. I've probably played more different CftBLs than I have TAFs, and they are all steeper. This has three significant effects compared to the TPA table:</p><p>1. The KISS shot is usually a lot easier to repeat, because the sweet spot for a moving ball is a bit further up the flipper.</p><p>2. The multiplier ramp is very difficult to hit without a clean, strong, shot. No weak shots, definitely no backhands. Missed shots can go STDM and come back fast, because that ramp is <em>steep</em>.</p><p>3. The ball tends to stay in the whirlpool longer - usually 6-7 letters. Overall though with how easy the shot is in TPA, it's a lot easier getting the multiplier in TPA.</p><p></p><p>Also you can nudge the bottom-right corner of the table to keep the ball in the whirlpool for maybe an extra spin or two, and not disturb a cradled ball. You can't really do that safely in TPA.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EldarOfSuburbia, post: 159326, member: 4106"] Well, thanks in part to this thread I finally got that first Super J. Only one, but small steps :-) One thing I did notice: use the F-I-L-M letters right above the flippers as aiming points. It's pretty effective. It's also noticeable that the TPA version of this table is not nearly as steep as every real-life one I've encountered. I've probably played more different CftBLs than I have TAFs, and they are all steeper. This has three significant effects compared to the TPA table: 1. The KISS shot is usually a lot easier to repeat, because the sweet spot for a moving ball is a bit further up the flipper. 2. The multiplier ramp is very difficult to hit without a clean, strong, shot. No weak shots, definitely no backhands. Missed shots can go STDM and come back fast, because that ramp is [i]steep[/i]. 3. The ball tends to stay in the whirlpool longer - usually 6-7 letters. Overall though with how easy the shot is in TPA, it's a lot easier getting the multiplier in TPA. Also you can nudge the bottom-right corner of the table to keep the ball in the whirlpool for maybe an extra spin or two, and not disturb a cradled ball. You can't really do that safely in TPA. [/QUOTE]
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