You've got me up here on this overpass. I'm wearing something cute. You're about to be a menace to interstate traffic. Let me show you how to make me look good - with charts, because we're doing this scientifically.

• Lead the target - I throw fast, but gravity is still gravity, and wind is wind. Aim about a second ahead. You're not trying to hit where the bus has been - what kind of life is that?
• Max power = 3x damage - tap-throws work for snap combos, but a fully-charged shot triples the per-car payout and flies further. Catch the meter at the top.
• Chain combos through traffic - one rock, multiple cars. 1st car = 1x, 2nd = 2x, 3rd = 3x, all the way up. Play for the line, not the single.
• Backwards hits are 5x - when my rock deflects forward then catches a second car moving back toward camera, that's a 5x hit. Three of those = +10s on the clock. Pips up top track your progress.
• Wall bounces DOUBLE the throw - ricochet off a side barrier and the entire running throw subtotal doubles. Hit two walls? Doubles AGAIN, so 4x. Three walls and you're at 8x of where you started. Compounding, no ceiling. I've seen a 3-bounce pin get its own IMDb page.
• Rail Grind = $5,000 flat - land a rock on top of either side barrier (not the side - the top) and you bank a $5,000 trick bonus. One per throw, but it goes into the subtotal so a follow-up wall bounce doubles it too.
• Don't spray - misses reset the streak tier. Pick your shot. Take your shot. Smile for the camera.

The wind isn't background dressing. It's blowing from the second the round starts - the side gets picked randomly and stays locked for the first 30 seconds, ramping gently from about 1 mph to a full 15-20 mph headwind by the half-minute mark. That's when the voice cue plays and the compass goes red.

Then it gets interesting. From 30s to 60s the wind rotates a smooth 180°. Whatever side was pushing east at the half is now pushing west by the end. Your lead from the first half of the round is exactly wrong in the second half. Watch the compass arrow.

Drift differs by projectile: rock takes half the wind drift of a golf ball (0.5x vs 1.0x). Bowling pin sits in the middle at 0.7x. Wind only acts on airborne projectiles and ramps with altitude - a low straight-down drop barely feels it, a high-arc bowling pin gets pushed like a kite.

Land a rock on the top face of either side barrier - not a side-of-the-wall bounce, the actual top - and you bank a flat $5,000 Rail Grind bonus. One-shot per throw. But the $5k goes into the throw subtotal, so any wall-bounce double after that doubles your grind bonus too. Stack one rail grind plus two wall bounces and that's $20k from a single trick throw, before any cars get touched.

How to set it up: aim slightly off-center toward a barrier with a softer power level. You'll know it landed when the rail-grind sting plays and the $5k popup hits.

Rare Easter egg around the 40-second mark. Hit it and the round gets +10s plus "Back in Time!" plays. Yes, it's corny. No, I'm not stopping. Great Scott.

Nothing ever goes out of style. Not little black dresses. Not bad decisions. Not a good rock to the windshield.

• Full 100% damage - no asterisks, no fine print.
• Half the wind drift of golf balls. When it's blowing, I'm reaching for a rock.
• Shatters on landing - one throw, one impact window. Make it count.
• Best all-around - if you can't decide, pick the rock. Indecision is for spreadsheets, not overpass vigilantism.

Where a rock is a commitment, a golf ball is a Tuesday.

• 65% damage per hit but they bounce. 1.6× bounce-energy means each hit keeps going.
• 15% faster throw, 40% heavier gravity - snappier cadence, more throws per round.
• Twice the wind drift - they blow around like gossip. Plan accordingly.
• Best for combo depth - I've seen players chain 10+ cars on one lucky ball. Chaos, delivered.

I save these for a parade.

• Full damage like the rock, but they tumble end-over-end. Watching them fly is half the point.
• 0.9x gravity, 0.95x throw speed - floatier. Give it a beat longer before you release. Or don't. Gravity loves me either way.
• Throw lateral across the lanes. The "bowling alley" comparison is not an accident, darling. Strike territory.
• Wall bounces are catastrophic with pins - each barrier hit gives the pin an upward lift so it keeps tumbling instead of dribbling, AND it doubles your throw subtotal. A two-wall pin run can be the single biggest throw of your round.
• Pin Kings is a real leaderboard. You want to be on it.

Missing me is fine. Missing a car isn't the end of the world - the round is 60 seconds and I extend it when you do the fun stuff. Take your time, lead your shots, and don't be the kind of person who throws a bowling pin at a Prius.