Launching Shooter-style

[jbsmithtx]

I'm wondering if there are any teams who have attempted to launch these large objects shooter style, and what success they have had. Video would be wonderful, and any sort of prototype and results works too.

Our team is looking at designs, and it just seems like the pneumatic punchers are relatively ineffective, and the catapults seem INCREDIBLY easy to block. I have not found that anyone has addressed this, because if robots are in this fashion

{---[_•_]---------} <-Goalie zone with robot driving laterally

....... Π.......... <- Shooter facing towards the goal

Assuming standard tank drives (which >60% of teams do) the Goalie (despite having a small blocker, should have a seemingly easy block on this single robot.... Which we assume cannot strafe, and is stuck with turning or back and forth motion.

Is anyone understanding me here? This seems way too easy to block.