[DavisDad]

I made a prototype to see how the spring loaded shooter would work. Pretty much a big pinball machine design. I used a heavy duty door closer spring. Pulling back about 40 lb force, I launched the ball a whopping 8 feet.

If the goal is to shoot from behind the mid court line, ~ 25 feet, it'd take "cocking" the spring to more than 160 lb. Too scary for me. The recoil at 40 lb was pretty violent.

Also, my son says springs are verboten on his team.