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Re: ball speed rule?

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Originally Posted by jax1488
if u do happen to be able to shoot the 3pt goal and 1 pt goal.. but in order to shoot the 1pt goal, the ball had to be on a spin foward. now when the ball hits the ground of course it will make the ball spin along the ground increasing its speed... is that in violation of the rule? and is it that when the ball gets shot out at normal speed or hits the ground making it go faster.. which is what violates the rule?
The rule is MUZZLE velocity. If it leaves the robot at 12 m/s, then goes faster after ejection, that's not your problem.
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