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Re: Wheel shooter gearing

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Originally Posted by JesseK View Post
I suspect that's why we're falling short of our max theoretical range.
Does this agree with your numbers?
69.8 feet/sec wheel tangential velocity,

34.9 feet/sec ball exit velocity,

38.1 feet theoretical* max range


* no drag, no magnus