Shooter Progress

    Sorry about the lack of posts in the last week. We plan on returning to more frequent updates from here on out.

    Over the last week, serious work went into the shooter. Unfortunately, we discovered our current shooter design wasn't functional. The "trackball method" we used was unable to launch the ball into the air at all. 

   

    However, after a bit of thought, and modifying a previous idea, we came up with the following idea: 

       The ball would come to rest between four pillars which would hold it in place, leaving up as the only escape.  At the bottom, there will be a pole attached to elastic.  When the pole is pulled back and let go, it would push the ball out, and with any luck, towards the goal.

--Isaiah Tongedahl