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Re: Hook Mechanism?

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Originally Posted by Streetbots View Post
My team was wondering if it was possible to shoot a hook at the rail in order to scale the tower. Is that allowed?
Can you do it safely, and can you do it without violating the 15" restriction? If you can satisfy both of those, I see no reason to disallow it.

However, doing it safely, legally, and without violating the 15" may be a lot more difficult than you might think. Or it might not.
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