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Re: 2 wheels vs 1 wheel in a linear shooter

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Originally Posted by wireties View Post
Oh - sorry! Why would anyone want to do that?
To allow for more contact time with the frisbee so the acceleration can be distributed over 2 wheels instead of just 1, to minimize slipping and improve final exit speed and consistency.

Lots of discussion going on about this in this thread, and other threads.