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Re: help with shooter

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
That sounds like you're spinning the wheel too fast and it's slipping on the discs instead of gripping them. Slowing them down might just result in your frisbees exiting the shooter at a higher speed and flying farther before stalling.
Yeah today were going to work on that. It seems like when it's at 50% power it shoots further and doesn't burn as much. I think the main issue is really the board that is helping to guide them. The angle seems to be off.


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We're using BaneBots orange wheels. I think the 4 7/8 size
How are those working for you? We considered but weren't sure how they would work.
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