This looks interesting.

I hope they follow threw, there has been a bunch of stuff like that about competitive pinball that I was really interested in seeing but usualy all you get is the trailer and then they disapear off the map.  

My guess is they arn't as Rick hasn't been at a PAPA since PAPA8.  

Looks interesting...

Story has more to it than just pinball (as if we need anything else to get us to watch it). Was Rick recently at PAPA to get the footage they need to tell this story or would they be looking at this year?

The footage was from PAPA8, coincidently that was my first PAPA and I remeber watching him play, Rick hasn't come out to a PAPA since then and he didn't place well at PAPA8.  

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The footage was from PAPA8, coincidently that was my first PAPA and I remeber watching him play, Rick hasn't come out to a PAPA since then and he didn't place well at PAPA8.  

Spoiler alert!

The footage that i hope is captured somewhere and does surface is the '93 or '94 tornament when lyman sheets accidentally drains his second ball after only one minute on ST:TNG and the crowd thought he was out of it... lyman, being lyman, on his next ball, first objective was to shoot the delta ramp 89 times in a row  to get the extra ball, then resumed his game strategy..

i want to see this on film on day so that others can be inspired (more so that just reading r.g.p archives)

It looks cheap, but I super want to see it.

Man...and here I thought that Mrhide was spastic when playing pinball!

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Man...and here I thought that Mrhide was spastic when playing pinball!

You ain't seen nothin' yet brother. Check this out! This had me laughing my a** off.

That is some serious Wushu pinball playing at the end.

There are so many funny styles out there... like Mr. Coupe-Black-Cat/Le Lutin himself, Koi Morris. Very cool guy, and funny as hell to watch play! But man, that guy will need a back brace soon... ouch...

I think JD3 is funny to watch. I don't call him Slappy for nothing! As for me, I am boring to watch... I don't move.

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There are so many funny styles out there... like Mr. Coupe-Black-Cat/Le Lutin himself, Koi Morris. Very cool guy, and funny as hell to watch play! But man, that guy will need a back brace soon... ouch...

Ah yes I get the picture.

This may sound dumb, but what's a bang back? Is it like a death save? What's the diff?

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This may sound dumb, but what's a bang back? Is it like a death save? What's the diff?

Same thing, AFAIK... and I don't think it's allowed in tournaments anymore

A bang back is when your ball goes down an outlane, and once it is close to the trough edge of the apron, you activate the opposing flipper and hit hard the front of the cab. The ball then bounces up, hits the back of the activated flipper and it sent onto the other flipper, back in play.

Is there a video of someone pulling this off? I cannot fathom ever doing this. I assume this is the reason why some games have those little bars beneath the flippers.

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Is there a video of someone pulling this off? I cannot fathom ever doing this. I assume this is the reason why some games have those little bars beneath the flippers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI8TwQV8atg&feature=related

turns out a death save is a little different, actually bouncing the ball back when it goes between the two flippers

I used to do the odd bangback, but then I got old and sentimental and now I'm afraid to hurt the pin .  This is pretty cool and I think it's something the OPL needs: personality .  I vow to at least either impress or scare you guys at least once next season .

OT:  Anyone else having choppy youtube embedded vids, but once you click on them and go straight to youtube, they're fine?

I personally think that Colin Horner is the funniest guy to watch play pinball with Koi falling a close second.  

The thing with Colin is other then his exubarant playing, there is no reason to pay attention to him, which is why there is very little info on the guy.  He has never placed in any division at PAPA and is normal looking, I keep meaning to take a video of this guy playing but never get a chance to do it but it's really funny.

Rick plays strange but the funniest thing is he has the skill to back it up (or he did he may have lost a few steps since his golden age).  Alot of the really good players have strange ways of playing.  

I always use the example of Lyman Sheets, he has a very unsual style, to look at him and not know who he is, you would think he is a freaking weirdo, but once you see how good he is, your thoughts change to "Does that really work??!!" and you find yourself trying to play like he does  

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OT:  Anyone else having choppy youtube embedded vids, but once you click on them and go straight to youtube, they're fine?

Nope.

Personally I think a video with Adam and Bang on the Drum All Day would work.

There is already a video of me where I looking like a frigging retard

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[quote=658]I used to do the odd bangback, but then I got old and sentimental and now I'm afraid to hurt the pin . [quote]


  same reason here.
  i do it every so often when i am playing on location and sometimes that gets me a look or two.  did it at the shop a few times to show others and then found them trying to do it.  that pissed me off, so i don't try to teach others just cause they will do it to my machines.  
   i think i learned how to do so when i was a pin setter (bowling) back at the end of the 70's and ealry 80's.  alley had always one pinball there.  i think mostly for the owners to get back my pay for the day.  during this time in my life, our little city of TRENTON had six arcades and a few other locations with pins for me to play.  i got yelled at more then enough and kicked out a few times for playing too rough.  that and my bad language.

Back to top for a good reason ...

Funny thing Gory,

Back in the early 70's there was a kid on my street in Toronto who's parents were divorced. I always remembered him telling me that his dad owned a bowling alley in Trenton. What a funny thing to remember. Maybe he was the one who got back your meager wages!