LyonsArcade
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Are you absolutely positive the balls were actually smaller? I've never heard of anybody doing that, that's crazy!
Top 10 machines - I'm really amazed how un-fun they are
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vicjw66
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Well maybe this is the first time he has played a post 1940s pin. The balls in my 1948 buccaneer are original an definitely bigger than the balls in all my other newer pins/ex-pins.
Trust me i know what they mean I just find it stupid when somebody is looking for some tech help and they can't even post the full name of the machine in the thread title. I may know how to fix the problem but wouldn't help just because of that.
Glennon
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Deadly
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I made a trip back to GK last night. I know what threw us off on ball size.
As I mentioned the pitch is super high on these games. The moving parts action (such as slings shots/bumpers/flippers) of every pin in that place is uber strong. Because of the hellaciously fast game play where as most other places we go the pins don;t play like this, it seriously makes the balls look smaller when they are getting rallied around a table that fast. So bottom line I was wrong which is ok. I want to find out who the heck does their pin work and get them to my house! lol
As I mentioned the pitch is super high on these games. The moving parts action (such as slings shots/bumpers/flippers) of every pin in that place is uber strong. Because of the hellaciously fast game play where as most other places we go the pins don;t play like this, it seriously makes the balls look smaller when they are getting rallied around a table that fast. So bottom line I was wrong which is ok. I want to find out who the heck does their pin work and get them to my house! lol
tomdotcom
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I have my games set pretty steep as well for the most part. Usually 7-7.5. When you have a freshly cleaned playfield, new rubbers, new balls, and all the switches are gapped perfectly the games play awesome. Addam's family really kicks my ass when it's all cleaned up, plays like a totally different game 
It's nice to hear that an operator is keeping his machines in good working order.
Glennon
Problem that I run into with increasing the pitch too much is that the flippers have more trouble getting the ball back up to the top of the playfield. Of course my experiance has been mostly on EM machines and early SS machines.I have my games set pretty steep as well for the most part. Usually 7-7.5. When you have a freshly cleaned playfield, new rubbers, new balls, and all the switches are gapped perfectly the games play awesome. Addam's family really kicks my ass when it's all cleaned up, plays like a totally different game
Glennon
tomdotcom
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None of mine are THAT steep that the games play differently. All the shots are totally makeable, the game just plays faster and is more challenging..
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Deadly
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Well you're still correct. The one thing I hated about the pitch being so darn steep is that some of the machines you couldn't hit the ramps easily.
I mean a dead on shot may or may not allow the ball to flow through which can really suck on certain games that a light ramp hit causes SDTM.
tomdotcom
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I wouldn't want the location games to be as steep as mine either since your paying to play them. But at home, I want them to be more challenging. If they are to easy they'll get "old" quicker. Just like the old classic video games, they are much more fun because they are super hard and you don't get unlimited lives like the kids do these days
LyonsArcade
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Well you're still correct. The one thing I hated about the pitch being so darn steep is that some of the machines you couldn't hit the ramps easily.
I mean a dead on shot may or may not allow the ball to flow through which can really suck on certain games that a light ramp hit causes SDTM.
Next time you're there, just get down on your hands and knees and crawl under the front of the pin. Lift the game up with your back, and unthread the front legs out about 5 revolutions, then put it back down and crawl back out. LOL
I wish GK didnt run the incline pitch so high. It makes the games un-fun for new pin players, and with an avg ball time of 20 seconds, ensures that no one will take a new interest in the game. Hey I just plugged 50c in for 1 min of entertainment that wasn't entertaining at all. I know the increased angle is good for the tourneys, since it reduces game times, but they should put them back to 6 - 6.5 at the end of those events.
