Thread: Ball bouncing out of the high Goal
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Re: Ball bouncing out of the high Goal
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Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur View Post
I believe your statement here is incorrect (or just an assumption)

Please show where the GDC has expressly stated that the intent of the chains is to stop the balls after being shot into the high goal.

It is my belief (I have no proof) that the intent was to DAMPEN the shot, and that is what the chains do.

I agree with you , call it Stopping ( probably a bad choice of words) or " dampen " many shots are going through one side and out the other. At West Michigan we put the boulder in the tower 10 times in one match , three times the chains did not dampen the shots. 30% failure rate is poor design. I think the chains are getting tangled at times because they need to be longer. The point is if the GDC wanted us to finesse the boulders into the tower why have chains at all. Saying that,I feel it up to the teams to adapt. Check before the match to see if the chains are twisted, change the angle of your shot or take a little power out of the shooter.
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