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Originally Posted by RRLedford
Team 3135 failed miserably with its RAM kicker accelerated by bungies!
Our PVC pipe ram kicker prototype, with 1-1/4" pipe sliding inside 2" pipe was kicked powerfully ONLY when hitting ball dead center, but could not elevate at that contact spot. The end of pipe had a tee in it to hit ball like a hammerhead shark, but even with good speed, hitting much below center killed all the power delivered.
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Get rid of the hammerhead tee and replace it with a sloped surface (like a cattle guard on the front of a train). Then you will get lots of lift.
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