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Originally Posted by Bob Steele
You might try varying the compression of the ball in your shooter.
The material you see is probably a result of the wheel spinning on the surface of the ball. It is also evidence of a certain amount of inefficiency in applying energy to the ball due to this slippage.
We found that by increasing the compression slightly, not only was the residue reduced, but we shot further and with more reproducibility.
Compression is really key in getting your shooter to work consistently. It is worth experimenting with small changes to see what happens.
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What Bob says!
I recall that in '06 we were consistently shredding the surface of the Nerf balls with our shooter wheel. We thought that decreasing the compression would help, but it made the problem worse... increasing compression was the answer.
Note that if you have a buildup of plastic from the fuel that means that you are removing the PE from the fuel... thus damaging a field element. If you are removing so much plastic that you need to clean your shooter wheel every match, then you are likely violating the "don't damage the field" rule.
Jason