Spinners are worthless (only 10 points) unless lit by shooting "Bally hole" at top center of playfield, then they are worth 1000 points!
Best scores come from completing grids by hitting drop targets and acquiring bonus. Then shooting captive ball to multiply bonus.
Hole at top lights spinner
During first ball, concentrate on drop targets to complete tic-tac-toe rows, each row is permanent bonus that holds over for entire game!