ZAHLER PINBALL

Learn Pinball

The free training newsletter, readable right here. From Jason Zahler, three-time consecutive IFPA World Champion and world #1, and Steve Zahler, the dad who coaches him. No schedule: editions land when they're ready, and subscribers get them first.

Edition 1

Look before you plunge.

How to play any pinball machine you walk up to: the 30-second scan that gives you an advantage before you even plunge. From the coach's side of the glass.

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Edition 2

The best flip is no flip.

Why the world No. 1 usually does nothing when the ball comes down, and how to learn the dead bounce, the save that looks like a mistake. From the player's side of the glass.

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Edition 3

Put your hands on the machine.

How to nudge without tilting: why good players move the cabinet, Jason's own save from a world final, and how hard is too hard. Plus the Dojo's first game.

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Edition 4 is in the shooter lane. Subscribers hear it first.

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