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Originally Posted by Jamie Kalb
If I'm understanding it correctly, the pool noodle acts as a torque limiter. When it contacts a ball, it grabs it and squeezes it under itself. At that point, the torque overcomes the the friction holding the pool noodle on the shaft and it slips. Since it's no longer spinning, they can't accidentally capture another ball.
Do I have that right?
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What you say is correct, but that wasn't our intent. I'm not sure how the ref's will define the difference between posessing the ball and herding it up against a non-rotating foam tube. If we are possessing one ball and come across another, we will either take evasive action, reverse the direction of the roller, or kick the ball we have. We are aware of this issue, but don't think it will be a major factor. There aren't that many balls in play this year - not like Lunacy. We think that getting control of the ball quickly is a going to be a big part of Breakaway. Narrow collectors are tough to line up on a ball when somebody is all in your face. Also, once we get a ball we don't plan to hold it for long - just aim, kick, and move on.