Longest Frisbee Shot Challenge

[Littleboy]

Originally Posted by pmangels17

If it was judged by total distance traveled by one shot, 1503 would have a good chance. Their shooter doesn't shoot the farthest, but they shoot 4 at once. So multiply their distance by 4, and thats a lot of distance for one shot.

2337 can shoot 2 at a time. In order to beat 1503 in by this system, they would need to shoot at least twice as far. In order to beat most teams, they would need to shoot over half as far. Beating 1241 would mean at least 47 ft shots for 2337 and at least 23.5 ft shots for 1503.

The Engineers shoot from the back corner of the pyramid into the 3pt goal. However, chances are that they can shoot accurately from farther away. Now, shooting 47 feet? Maybe. They would probably need some adjustments, but should be able to do it.

Spartonics, in order to beat a 94' shot would have to shoot 23.5'. They shoot from the front of the pyramid. Shooting from much farther away and their disks would start to spread out more and miss the goal. I don't see it likely for them to launch nearly half field shots and making all 4 in.

So, in conclusion. 2337, and other dual-shooting robots, could probably win this contest if measured by total distance of all disks in a given shot. They may or may not need to do modifications to get there, but it should be doable. However, 1503, although would do well, would fall short because not all their disks would make it if they were as far back as they need to be to win.

Good luck to everyone as they try and shoot their frisbees the farthest.

[ErvinI]

Originally Posted by Littleboy

Spartonics, in order to beat a 94' shot would have to shoot 23.5'. They shoot from the front of the pyramid. Shooting from much farther away and their disks would start to spread out more and miss the goal. I don't see it likely for them to launch nearly half field shots and making all 4 in.

1503 typically shoots halfway between the front and back of the pyramid.

I'd love to see the distance 4069 can get on their shooter. We almost received a present from them to our pit when one of their shots misfired in a qualifier at Waterloo.