Inventor Shane Wighton of StuffMadeHere unveils his second-generation, precision guided disc golf launcher that can fire discs at up to 100 mph. This followup builds upon its predecessor by simplifying the hardware, or more specifically, a new design that uses wheels to launch discs.
What may surprise you is that this build was inspired by a Hot Wheels track that uses wheels to launch cars. Vibration is a huge problem, so everything had to be machined, and a 3D printer took care of all the other parts necessary for the build. However, the biggest change can be found in the disc loader mechanism to ensure that it gains proper speed heading into the flywheels.
- Dominate Nerf blaster competitions with the Mega Mastodon blaster, the first-ever motorized Nerf Mega blaster.
- Storm into the action with this mighty Nerf blaster and launch 2 dozen Mega Whistler darts with the screaming fury of a rampaging beast.
- The Nerf Mega Mastodon blaster launches into action with a 24-dart rotating drum.
As a disc golfer, if this was brought the the attention of disc manufacturers, it could really benefit the disc golf community. Most flight numbers for discs are decided by the collective agreement of players within its respective company, but if there was a way to have an accurate, measurable, adjustable, and consistent tool to test flight characteristics, then flight numbers could become more/actually true to help players across all skill levels,” said one fan.
