[EricH]

Originally Posted by TEAMROCK2000

try cutting a little bit of the end of the board part its hitting the board last u dont want that u want it touching the wheel last.

Speaking from experience, that isn't entirely the case. You probably actually want them to break contact at almost exactly the same time. But, I have seen at least a couple of long-range shooters that used a low wheel and a high release point to shoot--the ball went up a somewhat parabolic ramp.

Having the ball release off a backplate isn't a bad thing if you do it right--you just change the speed and angle and spin by having it go off the plate last as opposed to releasing off the wheel last. Oh, and releasing off the wheel last may have its own problems, like reducing spin.

It's all in the setup.