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Re: Best motor/gearing option to drive a shooter?

Yesterday we were running our shooter at ~4000 ft/min (about 45mph). As far as we can tell there is no slip on the belt, so this should mean a frisbee exit speed of 2000 ft/min, or 22.5 mph. Shooting from ~130" from the wall and ~30" off the floor, we were able to hit a spot on the wall a foot or two below the 3pt goal (at the farthest) with excellent consistency, all within a few inches of each other. We are happy with the consistency and the shooter design, so we are working on getting it up to speed and making a few other improvements. We would like to shoot about twice as fast, for a nice level shot.