Tip backhand

Use an early micro flip before the ball reaches the flipper tip to cancel a weak ski pass and bring the ball back toward control.

Also called: Tip cancel, Ski-pass cancel

How it works

  1. Recognize a slow ball rolling along a held flipper.
  2. Release and re-engage a fraction earlier than a tip pass.
  3. Let the low-energy backhand motion return the ball toward a cradle on the same side.
Use it when
You want to abort a ski pass or a rolling ball lacks enough energy for a useful transfer.
Watch for
Late timing turns it into a tip pass; excessive movement can shoot the ball unpredictably.
Practice
Alternate tip passes and tip backhands from the same feed to learn the timing boundary.