The longer you can delay dropping the flipper before the ball bounces, the more time you will have before the ball rolls toward the out hole. You may have difficulty catching the ball with this technique, but having slowed the ball, you will have more time to aim it at your preferred target. Live Catch You can use a live catch to catch a ball that is rolling toward the tip of one of your flippers. If you raise the flipper to meet the ball at the exact same time that the flipper reaches its full extension, the ball will roll down toward the flipper's pivot point. Don't give up.
Live catches require well-practiced timing.
The easiest way to set up an effective shot is to first catch the ball. If you have caught the ball, and you understand how it behaves in relation to the flippers, you can control where you send the ball. When the ball hits the flipper close to the pivot point, it rises perpendicularly from the bottom of the table. If you flip the ball from the end of the flipper, the ball will travel diagonally across the playfield to the other side of the machine. Most of the time, you will not have the advantage of setting up a shot with a caught ball.