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Re: Bouncing TrackBalls

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Originally Posted by GBilletdeaux930 View Post
Alright so i havent been able to play w/ the trackballs much since teamwise, we havent blown it up yet, kickoff wise... people were like stealing from ur hands 2 seconds after u got it so yea...

How much do the trackballs bounce? Cause i was thinking...if u hurdled it over the bar...how hard is it to regain control of it if it bounces quite a bit...
Dropping the ball from ~6 1/2 feet it bounced ~3 1/2 - 4 feet. In addition, the bounce was not as predictable as we would have liked it to be. I think hurdling will only be 1/2 the problem (and thats a big problem) ... with recovery of the ball being just as difficult, especially if it lands on another robot
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