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Re: What wheel to use for the flywheel

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Originally Posted by Sperkowsky View Post
Stealth wheels make great shooter wheels. Better than compliant wheels in our testing. We were easily able to shoot vertically upwards of 14ft vertically
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Originally Posted by Jon Stratis View Post
We hit the 19ft ceiling in our shop shooting with the compliant wheels when we first ran them (CIM motor, 1:1 chain driven) at full power. We dialed it way back for further testing
It's almost like there might be more factors than wheel type when it comes to shooters.

Seriously though, I'm pretty confident we'll see effective shooters using a variety of wheel types. I am not confident that there is an "in general" superior shooter wheel when it comes to COTS parts. So many factors such as compression, feeding, and style of shooter will affect what characteristics you're looking for in your shooter wheel.
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