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<blockquote data-quote="TomL" data-source="post: 91269" data-attributes="member: 2229"><p>I can't be completely sure, as it's hard to test out accurately, but my experience with real flippers is that they won't launch two balls with as much force as they would with just one ball. For instance, a table where you can cradle and shoot a ramp, a ramp so steep that if you don't hit it perfectly and send the ball up with enough speed, the ball will come rolling back down. Now if you tried to cradle two balls on that flipper and shoot for the ramp, you'll never make the shot. The force of the flipper is split between the two balls.</p><p></p><p>I don't think TPA models this situation accurately. Cradling two balls on a flipper then shooting, feels identical in terms of power with cradling one ball and shooting.</p><p></p><p>It's hard to explain. I just know from RL experience that some flipper ramp shots just can't be achieved if the flipper is weighted down with two balls. And I haven't seen that nuance in TPA yet.</p><p></p><p>Tom</p><p></p><p>Tom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TomL, post: 91269, member: 2229"] I can't be completely sure, as it's hard to test out accurately, but my experience with real flippers is that they won't launch two balls with as much force as they would with just one ball. For instance, a table where you can cradle and shoot a ramp, a ramp so steep that if you don't hit it perfectly and send the ball up with enough speed, the ball will come rolling back down. Now if you tried to cradle two balls on that flipper and shoot for the ramp, you'll never make the shot. The force of the flipper is split between the two balls. I don't think TPA models this situation accurately. Cradling two balls on a flipper then shooting, feels identical in terms of power with cradling one ball and shooting. It's hard to explain. I just know from RL experience that some flipper ramp shots just can't be achieved if the flipper is weighted down with two balls. And I haven't seen that nuance in TPA yet. Tom Tom [/QUOTE]
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