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Re: Balls bouncing out of goal

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Scoring objects passing through the opening will be deflected downward by the mesh, and will exit the Center Goal by dropping into a collection tube at the bottom of the goal. There, they can be retrieved by the Human Players.
I don't see any mention of the balls being deflected back out after they have entered the center goal.
I didn't hear any mention of this possibility at the kick off event. Did I miss a memo? If it had been mentioned we could have allowed for it with our shooter.
I was under the impression that the balls would remain in the center goal after they have entered it.
Is it because the chains are too long and hang down into the bottom of the opening?
Would it help if the chains were behind the mesh? This way they would still slow down the momentum of the balls.
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