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Re: Linear Path Shooter vs. Circular Path Shooter?

In our tests in the shop we have found that linear shooters are not as accurate as circular shooters and don't shoot as far. I hypothesise that it is because the wheel doesn't get to work on the disk as much (W=FxD) and will therefore put less energy into the disk before it is released.

Here are videos of our attempts:
http://telly.com/01F3LB
they should all be on there.
 


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