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Re: shooter wheel tread types

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Originally Posted by animenerdjohn View Post
Make sure to let us know if you find something that works better

We adjusted the hood of the shooter and got better results...we are taller though...but have been having great success with the KOP wheels from 2009.
Better = farther? What launch angle are you guys using? Maybe a reduced LA and bank shooting is smarter?

Ours shoots 20' easily with a 60 degree LA - reliability testing starts tomorrow (now that encoder came in and works). But it should go further (according to the math) so I'm thinking it might be slipping on the wheel. The reduced distance may be lift and/or air resistance and/or friction with the hood - oh well, good problems to have I reckon.
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