Nudge-assisted dead bounce

Add a short forward nudge as the ball hits a lowered flipper so a weak dead bounce gains enough energy to cross the center gap.

Also called: Nudged dead flip, Nudge-assisted bounce pass

How it works

  1. Recognize a safe dead-bounce feed that is unlikely to cross on its own.
  2. Keep both flippers down and nudge forward at the moment of contact.
  3. Receive the assisted rebound on the opposite flipper.
Use it when
A normal dead bounce would lose momentum and fall through the center before reaching the other side.
Watch for
An early nudge disrupts the approach; a late nudge cannot recover a ball already below the flippers.
Practice
Compare the same feed with and without a minimal forward nudge.