Cim-Sim gearbox for shooter questions

[John]

For RoboCat2005: Do the motors bog down as the ball drops from above, or when the ball exits the shooter?

If it is the first, then as others have said you have too much compression on the intake. So once you actually get to shoot, the wheels have already been slowed down. More inertia on the wheel might help by allowing you to maintain a decent speed after the ball enters, but it would be better if you could decrease the amount of compression on the intake.

PS: Looks like a really neat drivetrain. How often did you end up crossing the bump?