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Unread 08-01-2012, 15:57
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Re: Tube scoring idea

This is definitely an interesting strategy, and it should work if there's a piston type thing to lift the dropper. However, do you think that only reaching the second hoop will be a major problem? I have seen lots of videos showing nearly perfect arms when sitting still and lined up, but do you think that the accuracy will be more beneficial than the time to set up, the inability to reach the third hoop, and the potential to get rammed (which cannot be done in the key)? An alternate strategy would be a conveyor veritcally up, which then can then be tilted slightly and launced at ~7.5* from vertical? That way, the lining up and accuracy will be about the same, but it can reach the top hoop, and is also much less vulnerable to getting rammed out of alignment while the balls are rolling down the tube to the basket. What do you think?
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