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Originally Posted by Nathan Streeter
Did you discuss the impact of used balls vs fresh balls elsewhere on a video that we could go back and reference?
How much compression were you getting on your balls? (distance from shooter wheel surface to curved backplate)
Thank you for your insights! :-)
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Not sure if it was on video or not--it would be somewhere in the second day.
I know the compression was >1", but I can't be positive on the exact amount (wasn't my subsystem). We did get the arc down to 29 degrees. The shooter also had strips of AM's abrasive green belting on the arc.
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Originally Posted by JesseK
Were the stealth wheels able to manage a long-distance shot in such a short acceleration arc? Approximately how much compression was the ball under while in the shot arc?
Trying to get a 4" diameter wheel to get any distance, even with equal wheel edge speeds as larger wheels, has been ... challenging...
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After we switched to the short acceleration arc, there wasn't much distance shooting--the arc was always pointed in a direction more conducive to close shooting. Could you do it from a distance? Maybe, if you can get around ball variance issues. We tried shooting from the Outerworks distance, and though we couldn't hit the target due to the angle being too steep, we still got plenty of air.
I can't be sure on the compression. It was at least 1" and had strips of abrasive material on the hood.