shooter wheel tread types

[GilaMonsterAlex]

We tried wedge top(from mcmaster) on the 8" First Wheel and it would occasionally damage the ball. But I think that had to do with our fasteners. We also tried the 6" higrip wheels from this year which tore up the skin consistently ( it was lik orange confetti). We ultimately stuck with the smooth 6" first wheel.

[wireties]

Originally Posted by GilaMonsterAlex

We tried wedge top(from mcmaster) on the 8" First Wheel and it would occasionally damage the ball. But I think that had to do with our fasteners. We also tried the 6" higrip wheels from this year which tore up the skin consistently ( it was lik orange confetti). We ultimately stuck with the smooth 6" first wheel.

Good data - thanks!

[JohnSchneider]

Originally Posted by wireties

Better = farther? What launch angle are you guys using? Maybe a reduced LA and bank shooting is smarter?

Ours shoots 20' easily with a 60 degree LA - reliability testing starts tomorrow (now that encoder came in and works). But it should go further (according to the math) so I'm thinking it might be slipping on the wheel. The reduced distance may be lift and/or air resistance and/or friction with the hood - oh well, good problems to have I reckon.

When we ran it without the 2 fisher prices we were launching stupidly high, so we backed up the other shooter hood,, and made our Launch angle lower. Works better. I dont really think the lack of the 2FP mattered though...

Maybe you can tell us what we're doing wrong this weekend.

And better = up to your interpretation!

Looking forward to some practice this weekend!

[wireties]

Originally Posted by animenerdjohn

When we ran it without the 2 fisher prices we were launching stupidly high, so we backed up the other shooter hood,, and made our Launch angle lower. Works better. I dont really think the lack of the 2FP mattered though...

Maybe you can tell us what we're doing wrong this weekend.

And better = up to your interpretation!

Looking forward to some practice this weekend!

I was not implying farther is better, just asking if that is what you meant. We should get a lot of practice this weekend. Our practice bot is not calibrated yet but the mechanics are firing on all cylinders.

This weekend should be fun!