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=AN ASCII ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE ART OF THE DEATHSAVE=
21/10/01
By besideyou
BACKGROUND
On the whole, I feel qualified to give out the information below. The
information is literally obtained by a year of high school time squandered
in front of pinball machines. The ironic part is knowing I skipped school
inside school to play. An special mixture of poor administrative judgement
and my even poorer self-control.
I enjoyed, savored and lived around the tactile interaction with the
machines, And the company of people around them. Until my ability to
deathsave on one of our favorite machines (Twilight zone) severed the
multiplayer aspect. Then it became a one-person show. An hour a game was
common and the afternoon's pinball could be easily sustained by a dollar.
Afterward when the machines were uninstalled (due to gross abuse by
students, The details would bring you to tears!). I left the lounge, a year
behind in my studies. But with many cherished memories, I wish you the same.
INTRODUCTION
A deathsave (or bangback) is a move used in pinball to reclaim balls lost
down the outlanes. An
outlane [fig 1.1] is for those unfamiliar with the terminology, the
outermost lanes on the side of each flipper from which balls escape. Simply,
a deathsave is done by striking the face of the machine at a particular
time, angle and body position to eject the balls upward onto the flipper and
back into play. Despite the initial mysteriousness and perhaps difficulty of
the technique, It's quite easy to perform.
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[Figure 1.1 - Outlanes] *
METHOD
Deathsaving has two different methods of recovery, one for each outlane. The
left
outlane demands that you.
1: Take one step to the left.
2: Make sure you are holding the left flipper upright (so the ball has an
open entry).
3: Have your right hand free to apply the force needed.
When the ball arrives at this point [fig 1.2] Deliver a straight sharp blow
with your palm directly below the ball ** well above the coin box and just
beneath the metal frame of the glass casing **. The form your hand should be
taking to do this is the "stop" gesture (hand rigidly flat) so force is
transfered with your palm.
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[Figure 1.2 - Ideal deathsave point] @.
Right outlanes are dealt with compariably awkward movements. But the actions
become increasingly natural and well-timed with practice. Here is the
outline of steps when encountered with a right side drain.
1: Stay in front of the machine.
2: Remove your left hand from the left flipper.
3: Place your free left hand on the right flipper (so the ball has an open
entry).
4: Have your right hand free to apply the force needed.
Again the key is to strike the machine in the direct path of the ball [fig
1.3] at about the same position as the ball in fig 1.1 this time on the
opposite side.
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