17-10-2006, 00:55
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6th Gear Developer; Mentor
AKA: Blake Ross
no team (6th Gear)
Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: May 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,940
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Re: Firing Softballs
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Originally Posted by thefro526
From my personal experience with shooting racquetballs(15+ feet) you would need to use multiple motors (i used 3) and also some wheels with very little mass (I used omnis). If I were you I would do a bit of experimentation but remember getting hit with a softball hurts like a ***** 
P.S. stock up on gear kits to shoot a racquetball, I used 1:49 ratio (its really awesome to hear 4 omni wheels spinning a 4000+ rpm) |
Somewhere between this message and the one from SkiMoose; there is truth to be uncovered.
Another thing to put on my very long list of Things-To-Do-Someday... :-)
Blake
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