>>5508328Should clarify that the bar clip tile/plate parts and orange/black slopes can be used for exactly that/ finagling with jumper plates can be done for desired alignment.
>>5508324Technically they do have a new 1x2 towball plate, but it just can't provide the same articulation as the ball pieces can under the right circumstances.
We also have the Nexo Knights projectiles, which are towballs.
http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=22484&name=Bar%20%20%201L%20with%20Towball&category=%5BBar%5D#T=C 