[Pretzel]

Originally Posted by Ether

Does anyone know what the minimum required ball exit speed is for a serviceable shooter for this game? From that it should be easy to calculate a good guess for the necessary wheel moment of inertia.

Our team calculated that it should take an initial velocity of around 10 m/s or greater to make a goal from 13 feet away (close to four meters) using a 45* launch angle. These are the rounded numbers we set as goals four our launching mechanism to keep in mind while designing them.