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Re: Discs Bounce Out of Goals

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Originally Posted by avanboekel View Post
We were finding the same problem when testing shooting into the pyramid goal. The disks don't fall down into the goal, but rather bounce straight back. We were shooting at about 90% speed of our shooter when trying to do this.

Has anyone else tested shooting into the pyramid goals?
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Originally Posted by Mr. 1033 View Post

Are you going straight on towards the goals or at an angle?

We found the more speed and spin on the disc increased this issue.

If a linear shooter:
Try adding a flywheel or motorized wheel to the opposite side of your shooter wheels.

We did this and got a repeatable shot with less spin.
We were shooting at a pretty straight angle. If we are going to try to shoot them in match, we'll probably have to move closer to the goal, and decrease the speed.
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