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Re: Ideas for shooter

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Originally Posted by elsenor View Post
We tested out if we can throw the bee upside down, but found that the bee curves a lot and experiences a lot of drag this way. The only way to counter this is to put absolutely no spin on the bee, which is pretty hard.


Also do you mind if our team uses this idea here at the AZ Regionals?
No problem.

I've been watching some videos of testing frisbee launchers and I have some concerns regarding the height the frisbees can go when launched. It seems difficult for a robot to get a nice arch with the frisbee. Anyone else notice this problem?