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Tall Shooters vs Small Shooters
What is the difference?
My team is using a short shooter that can shoot 25 feet and hit the same spot + or - 4 inches. All I see this year is tall shooters. |
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What about mid?
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easier to block the short guy ;). why do you think you dont see any...... shorter ethnicities playing basketball
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The reasoning behind tall shooters is that the ball is already starting at a higher altitude, so it can go further with less power.
With that being said, we have a mid level shooter. |
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With a taller shooter aren't you more likely to tip over though
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One reason why our team chose to go with a tall shooter was because we were afraid that teams would try to block our shots. If our shooter is at almost the maximum height limit though, we don't ever have to worry about that since robots trying to block our shots can't be higher than 60". That being said, making a taller shooter adds more weight. A pick and choose thing.
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If you shoot at too much of an angle, lets go to the extreme and say 89 degrees. itll take "forever" to get there, and the shot is very unlikely to get there depending on the conditions of the building you are shooting in.
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What's considered a tall shooter? Our shooter is somewhere around 45-50 inches, im not really sure which side to vote on........
IMO, ~45-50 in. is optimal. -Duke |
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I love short robots. They are very maneuverable and have a smaller chance of tipping. Its the little things that can really give a robot an edge against other competition. |
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We designed a tall shooter to hopefully prevent our camera from being blocked. No matter what the the angle of your shooter is, if your camera is low enough to be blocked it's going to be very hard to get an accurate shot. We did try to keep as much of our weight as low as possible.
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What about a short shooter with an elevated camera?
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This would work too. I guess it just depends on the team and what their design calls for. Our kids decide they like the tall shooter the best. |
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Short shooters have a lower CoG and are easier to balance on the bridge. We have a short shooter, and our decision had nothing to do with being blocked or being tipped.
In fact, if we are shooting from the key, we figure no team will be silly enough to get close to block our shots without us drawing the foul. Also, if you shoot from the back of the robot, the shot can pretty much clear a 5 foot obstruction unless the shooter is on the ground floor of your robot. |
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