Shooters: What have you learned?

[CalTran]

Consistent feed and positioning of the ball as it enters the shooter is absolutely critical. Our initial design allowed the ball to move left and right in the lift ~1/2" each way, after adding guides (and inducing a slight amount of lateral compression in the ball) we noticed a large increase in our accuracy.

^Truest statement I've ever heard.

Some balls lose their squish...and other balls just don't like to be squished all that much.

If the game requires precision distance shooting, do us all a favor and get the design done so you can tune said design. Just ramping up the power does NOT equate to making a shot.

Oh, and if you're using heavy, custom fab wheels, make sure the motors you pick have enough power to make them go...