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Re: Our answer to the long range shooter

I've seen what I think are two different "blocker" philosophies: walls that stop discs dead, and flexible deflectors that just changes flight paths. High weight and CG for the wall, more potential to break. Deflection might not work well enough, and still feeds a floor loader if there is one. (Not the rigid-flexible distinction I'm making refers to the mounting of the wall/sheet rather than the material forming it.)

My question (other than'is this about right') is how some of these flexible deflectors are mounted. What are people making their frames out if? 1811 has one that looks like it could go under they pyramid passively! (Just looks like it; never saw but still cool.) Granted that might cause a 54" problem drowning on how it collapses. 714 seems to use similar thugs as 'pyramid touchers'. Tres neat.
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