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Originally Posted by lcoreyl
Ok, I’m going to table the debate of whether drag and magnus are significant in order to clarify the second point I was trying to make: who cares?
remember the science lesson when you learned about accuracy vs. precision (repeatability)?
all the calculations discussed are concerned with accuracy; however, your FIRST concern should be building a shooter with very good precision!! drag and magnus won't cause bad precision.
drag and magnus depend on speed and spin. If you build a shooter that always has exactly the same speed, angle, and spin, then there will be an "accuracy" error, but the ball will land in the same place each time. a few tweaks and you're golden.
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Your goals determine which is more important. A very precise robot is easier to defend, and more susceptible to problems. An accurate shot in this game has the opportunity to land in one of the other baskets. If you're shooting from the key, I'd definitely agree with you that precision is critical, however from the open court, putting it in a vicinity may be better than being precise.
Shooting for THE hoops as opposed to A hoop is not necessarily a bad strategy.