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Re: Ball Pitcher Hood Design

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Originally Posted by DavisC View Post
The other day I had together a 4 wheel/2 motor Banebot (550s) with 4:1 ratios. We were using the wheels that came in the new KOP and we could easily launch it starting at a height of 0 and hitting the wall 30' away at 5' up.
But in front of the shooter it looked like someone tried to make orange snow from the foam basketball.
We plan on trying the grey rubber wheels or the plastic lunacy wheels.
The 2012 kit wheels basically destroy the balls. We had one prototype with those wheels and now the ball that tested it is known as the "bad ball". It barely bounces any more.
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