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Re: ball cannon???

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Originally Posted by AlexD744 View Post
I think with the openings in the balls there would be very little accuracy from a shooter especialy from a moving target. There air passing through the ball would veer it in a different direction every time.
We prototyped a shooter yesterday, and were able to get it to go 6 feet consistently within a 20-degree or so spread. Now all we have to do is adjust the speed, angle, and have a decent feeding mechanism. We should have an accurate shooter out to 10 feet or so...but 10-15 foot shots are our strategy anyways. It's possible, even with how squishy the balls are -- I'll post a picture sometime next week.
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