[Jeffy]

Originally Posted by tjspartans

Hi, my team is using a winch that we found at Home Depot to shoot the ball, and we wondering if it is allowed to use this part. It is a Reese Towpower #1500 Winch.
Here is the link of the winch: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Reese-Tow...329/202328202#
If anyone can let me know if this is legal, it would be greatly appreciated. We looked through the game manual, but couldn't find anything that helped to answer this question.

This is perfectly acceptable to use. However, if you are using it to release and pull back a spring-loaded device, you need to consider how you release the mechanism for it to fire.
If you are back driving the motor with springs, your results will be much less impressive than if the motor becomes disengaged from the winch entirely.