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Re: FRC3548 4 wheel Ball Shooter

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Originally Posted by Flak-Bait View Post
Second, why in the name of Kamen would you smooth your wheels? the fact that you're only getting 16 feet from a 4 motor shooter means you're losing a lot of energy between the energy and the ball. The usual idea is to make the wheels high-traction so that less energy is lost to the wheels sliding along the surface of the ball.
Wheels with "high traction" tread patterns tend to turn the surface of the basketballs into orange snow.
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