[FSPA] loop passing?

[Dave Hubbard]

You would presumably do something like this:

1) Shoot right orbit
2) Loop pass to right flipper
3) Shoot left ramp or post pass
4) Repeat

       --- Dave

On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 3:30 PM, Wei-Hwa Huang via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> Huh?  I understand that repeating the right loop gets you more and
> more points (no apparent upper limit), but that's not a loop pass.
>
> On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 12:16 PM, Chris Newsom via FSPA
> <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
> > If one could loop pass the right orbit shot on t2 that could be
> worthwhile.
> > 5M Chase loops.
> > Millions plus if you do it quickly.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
> >
> >
> > -------- Original message --------
> > From: Wei-Hwa Huang via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
> > Date: 6/11/17 3:03 PM (GMT-05:00)
> > To: FSPA main discussion list <fspa at fspazone.org>
> > Cc: Wei-Hwa Huang <onigame at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [FSPA] loop passing?
> >
> > T2 and T3 don't have left orbit shot; a shot to what looks like the
> > left orbit (the "command center") actually sends the ball to a saucer,
> > which drops it into the pop bumpers.
> >
> > Orbit passing on those machines are kind of silly any way.  If you
> > have the ball on the left flipper and want to get it to the right
> > flipper, why not just shoot the right ramp?  The only reason I could
> > imagine you not wanting to do that is because you're one shot away
> > from Payback Time and don't want to start it for some reason -- maybe
> > because you want to stack it with multiball?  But in that case, you
> > could just backhand the lock shot...
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 11:11 AM, Steve Peck via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org
> >
> > wrote:
> >> i'm reading that the loop pass is only possible one direction on T2?
> what
> >> about T3?
> >>
> >> On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 1:47 PM, Chris Newsom via FSPA <
> fspa at fspazone.org>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Are you consistently live catching orbit shots on AFM, MM, or TS?
> >>> Loop passes are handy on those games.
> >>>
> >>> I put up 8B on a fast clean getaway that I was able to loop pass the
> >>> right
> >>> orbit shot.
> >>> Right orbit, loop pass, left ramp,  right orbit,  loop pass,  left
> >>> ramp.....
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -------- Original message --------
> >>> From: Dave Hubbard via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
> >>> Date: 6/11/17 11:42 AM (GMT-05:00)
> >>> To: FSPA main discussion list <fspa at fspazone.org>
> >>> Cc: Dave Hubbard <dave.hubbard at gmail.com>
> >>> Subject: Re: [FSPA] loop passing?
> >>>
> >>> Agree with Rob.  If you encounter a game with super bands, give up on
> >>> loop
> >>> passing.
> >>>
> >>> Personally, I don't see much of a point in loop passing.  Far easier to
> >>> live catch and post pass, and less risk of failure.
> >>>
> >>>         --- Dave
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 12:13 AM, Rob Wintler-Cox via FSPA
> >>> <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I have loop passed on the top three. But it all depends on the way the
> >>>> game is set up... bounciness of the flipper rubber, sensitivity of the
> >>>> slings, etc.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 12:10 AM, Steve Peck via FSPA
> >>>> <fspa at fspazone.org>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hey guys,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> can anyone confirm/deny if loop passing is possible on these games?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> High speed
> >>>>> HS2
> >>>>> T2
> >>>>> Harley Davidson
> >>>>> viper night drivin - cant tell if that is even a proper orbit, never
> >>>>> played it
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> thanks much
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -Steve
> >>>>>
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