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Re: Defense

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Originally Posted by teh_lol View Post
This may seem totally useless but it is possible with the right camera integration and shooting physics to create a sort of ball defense system that could use something like controlled blasts of air to shoot the balls out of the air before they get into the hoop.
Why would it need to be a controlled blast of air? Wouldn't a continuous blower do the trick? Perhaps vary the angle and speed slightly to make it difficult for shooters to compensate?
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