FRC 5817 Shooter Prototype Reveal: Asset 003

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by steelerborn

Actually Michael the shooter prototype they are running is very accurate. The base that the prototype is mounted to is slightly uneven and tends to wobble and the slightest degree difference will mess up the shot. Because it shoots pretty much a straight linear shot, wherever it is aiming it is going to hit. This was just one of the cooler shots that they made with it. I have been browsing other videos around and it is by far the hardest most linear shot that I have seen, and the distance shot from is pretty far too.

Does it shoot the same with a brand new ball and a well worn ball?

[Poseidon5817]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

Does it shoot the same with a brand new ball and a well worn ball?

Actually, it does! The ball we got at kickoff has holes and duct tape all over it, and it shot almost the exact same as the balls we bought from AndyMark a few days ago.

[marshall]

Originally Posted by steelerborn

The base that the prototype is mounted to is slightly uneven and tends to wobble and the slightest degree difference will mess up the shot.

We got that from the video.

Our shooter shoots balls so fast we couldn't actually take video of it because no one could get a camera out fast enough. All we got was a single picture of me getting ready to load it:

[Springerman]

Great work by the entire Sanger Rookie team to work through over 20 different designs and layouts for the mechanism before optimizing this one. Look for Video #2 coming out soon to address some of the questions on accuracy.