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Re: Kicking System Design Considerations

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Originally Posted by PortugazD.Ace View Post
BTW, does anyone know if the ball is allowed to come off of the ground for a split-seconde before a kick so that we can get the ball over the bump? You see, with our design, we managed to get the ball over the bump, but it needs to be a little bit off of the ground to make it. So, can anyone help with this problem?
Try hitting the ball in an upward motion from low. Look at 842's kicker video for an example of this. A version I saw was hitting them ~40 feet accurately. The only problem is fine tuning it to get the right amount of loft and not just blasting away at it.
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