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Re: pic: AIR Strike 78 2012

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Originally Posted by waialua359 View Post
Just a quick question, what made you folks decide to have a turret for the entire shooter mechanism as opposed to a turret head? In 2009, we had a setup like yours but opted to go with the head only instead for this season.
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Originally Posted by Ricksta View Post
We decided to rotate the feed and the turret together to ensure the ball was consistently hitting the shooter wheels the same way on every shot. Also, if for some reason the turntable bearings broke (including our spares), or we needed to remove the turret feature due to weight, the turret could be mounted directly to the chassis.
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