Thread: Sometimes Bumpers & Kickers don't mix
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Re: Sometimes Bumpers & Kickers don't mix
Hi Glenn...I mean by flatter that the ball will leave the kicking mechanism at a lower trajectory angle. We've been playing with different angled kicking plates all afternoon and still haven't got it right. The next thing we may do is play with where the kicker plate makes contact with the ball. Currently we're contacting the ball about 2 inches off the floor. The other thing that's making the situation worse is back spin from the dribbler. We've finally got the ball to miss the bumpers with the dribbler off. With it on the ball climbs the kicking plate and increases loft which means its still hitting the bumpers.