Thread: Predictions Week 5: Last Stop Before the Big Show... ...Part 1
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Re: Preditions Week 5: Last Stop Before the Big Show...
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Originally Posted by Billfred View Post
It did seem that 1251 was having a bit of trouble with tube wobble in the gripper at UCF. Whether this is just the rough nature of UCF or a design problem with their gripper is hard to tell, but I still have high hopes for the folks from Coconut Creek. (I have to--they're my FF pick!)
Our gripper started to bend outwards during the quarter-finals matches at UCF, and progressively got worse. We redesigned our gripper out of a stronger material and a smaller radius to hold the ringers more effectively.

Thanks for the pick, Billfred!

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