Pinball Philosophy: Sucker Shots - The art of risk vs reward - PinballHelp.com

In this episode of PinballHelp's Pinball Philosophy, I tackle a universal issue with all pinball games: sucker shots - those shots people love to shoot, that are high risk. Thinking about ball movement and angles will help you understand what to shoot for, and sometimes, what to avoid, to be a better pinball player.
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[@paulclarke7571]

I have found on my pins, that there are movement patterns that set up to drain the ball. ie. a target hit then a slingshot rebound then the ball comes to the right flipper. The natural instinct is to hit the ball with the flipper right away rather than trap it. But by trapping the ball you break the loosing scenario setting up. Once I learned this my scores dramatically increased on my games.

[@grababrewski4200]

Great video! I am always getting burned by the outlanes. This helps understand why!

[@Riz2336]

Yeah man the sucker shots are risky but often times they're fun to shoot

[@knobstone]

Great video.

[@paulpinball9952]

Great tutorial, beautiful "Target Pool." Only thing: Where's the authentic Big Brown Rebound at the left arch? We "TP" owners know deep-down how easy to beat it can be, especially because we do exactly as you say--until we assume the risk for a reward, such as a side-lane special, or 300 points to score a replay.

[@gopooalreadyplease5842]

Im a sucker for those shots

[@yemons]

Great overview of what sucker shots are. Thanks for the great pinball content!