ha - I feel pretty stupid now

well it seemed urgent at the time.
problem was pretty stupid really - i was testing with my mouse! and the puck would not travel any further than the "1" marking. i figured i need to press a button to "release" it.
but then when i tested with the trackball it worked fine! just give the TB a swift spin and whoosh there the puck goes down the board

although needed slight adjustment in the Analogue Settings menu.
anyway it was really excellent party game