Dip Targets

A Gottlieb-designed target: a wide, thin target face positioned behind a bank of Drop Targets that pivots backward when struck by the ball. The dip target becomes accessible only after the player knocks down the drop targets in front of it, rewarding completion of the bank with a bonus shot at the hidden target behind. The pivoting action — the target dips backward on its hinge — gives the mechanism its name. Dip targets appeared on approximately 9 IPDB-cataloged machines and represent one of Gottlieb’s many innovations in target design during the Electromechanical era.