Ball Pitcher Hood Design

[Chris_Ely]

Originally Posted by Mk.32

Video or it didn't happen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvnbttY_4Ks
Video, heres your proof.

[DavisC]

The other day I had together a 4 wheel/2 motor Banebot (550s) with 4:1 ratios. We were using the wheels that came in the new KOP and we could easily launch it starting at a height of 0 and hitting the wall 30' away at 5' up.
But in front of the shooter it looked like someone tried to make orange snow from the foam basketball.
We plan on trying the grey rubber wheels or the plastic lunacy wheels.

[Kevin Ray]

We too had issues with the shooter "spraying orange snow" with high speed but realized that it was a function of a too low friction cooeficient between the wheel and the ball. The wheel we used was the AM Performance with the grippy tread. We realized that the "tips" of the grippy part of the tread was acting like a chain saw blade and having its way with the ball. Rather than slow down the wheel or change the tread, we increased the cooeficient by squishing the ball into a smaller confine. BINGO. 27 foot shots and NO SNOW! All other variables remained the same.

[AllenGregoryIV]

Originally Posted by DavisC

The other day I had together a 4 wheel/2 motor Banebot (550s) with 4:1 ratios. We were using the wheels that came in the new KOP and we could easily launch it starting at a height of 0 and hitting the wall 30' away at 5' up.
But in front of the shooter it looked like someone tried to make orange snow from the foam basketball.
We plan on trying the grey rubber wheels or the plastic lunacy wheels.

The 2012 kit wheels basically destroy the balls. We had one prototype with those wheels and now the ball that tested it is known as the "bad ball". It barely bounces any more.