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Re: Full Court Shooter!!! (Team 3528 UpNext)

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Originally Posted by Matthew Wang View Post
We are using an 8" pneumatic wheel. We have been able to shoot our frisbee far, but not consistently or accurately. Thanks a ton for the info.

Is there anyway for you to describe the amount of compression you're using better? I know it's hard to tell. We think we have found the right amount, but we could be wrong.

What material is your platform made of?
Right. A lot of people are using the 8" pneumatic wheel. I am assuming it is the Andy Mark one?

With the compression, what we did was we built the curved side all around the wheel to measure 11" exactly. This way, the frisbee barley touches the wheel when spinning. Then what we did was we started layering the curved side with material that we though would work. We used double sided sticky tape to mount the layers on the side. On the curves side we had these layers (in order). Metal-sticky tape-black pvc plastic-stick tape-tred.When you do that, it builds up the compression. We also let air out of the wheel a lot. So when the frisbee comes around, it cups the frisbee.

The platform is made out of black pvc plastic.

I hope that helps.