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Re: Team 67's incredible shooter

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Originally Posted by joelg236 View Post
Might be a strange question, but why only three wheels as opposed to 4, 5,6, etc? Weight, practicality? Was there something that made 3 the "sweet spot"?
That's just what we needed to get the distance. I can't say we thought about adding any more than 3.

We did experiment with a wheel on the opposite side of the main shooter wheels, to eliminate curve. But, it didn't do much and kinda got forgotten about.
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