Thread: Modifications to FIRST Gray Wheels for Better Consistency
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Re: Modifications to FIRST Gray Wheels for Better Consistency
A few tricks that I've picked up with the help of some friends:

1) Turn the 'Crowns' off of the wheels. If you look at a fresh FIRST wheel, the tread isn't flat but actually 'U' Shaped. I turned the crown down by putting the wheel in a lathe and taking a file to it.

2) Make sure the balls are entering the shooter consistently. Some systems I've seen have allowed the ball to move around left to right before hitting the shooter wheels. In a perfect world, the ball enters on the same center as your shooter wheels 100% of the time.

As far as compression goes, it's really dependent on your style of shooter.