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There were actually quite a few shots made at Kettering today.

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Actually, I myself had an interesting experience as the human player in the hamboro competition ( not sure hamboro is the name of the place but it;s something like that). I was able to figure out how to bounce the balls and get them over the bump when I infeeded them. Also, the last 30 seconds hail marys do work. I myself scored 3 baskets in 6 of the matches I threw in, that makes for 25% ish chance of scoring based on the amount of balls I actually threw. So.... They work, but without practice... not reliable.

-Casey
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Emphasis mine.

We actually passed our Inbounder tryouts based on how well you could bounce balls from the feeder station over the bump. I'm averaging 8.6 balls out of 10 right now.

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If I remember correctly, in one of the finalist matches at Kettering, human players actually made the difference. The two alliances were very close in score, and one alliance was able to throw balls to get over the score. The other alliance then threw enough to beat that score. I could be wrong, as it was a bit hard to see from where I was, but it was pretty exciting.

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The general consensus I'm hearing on this thread is that human players can score, but they rarely decide matches. So, more human player scoring than 2011, but less than 2009. Would you say that's an accurate obseration?

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I would say that is correct. More of human player scoring is coming down to having a ball to score in the first place. Unless you have a steady stream of balls coming to you (In which case making a human basket is the least of your worries), you won't stand a chance unless you have one heck of an arm and accuracy from ~60ft.

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In general, human players score because they have a lot of balls to try with. That means that their opponents scored a lot of points, so hitting three points at the end rarely is enough to overcome their disadvantage.

I think it will change as teams get better and both sides are hording balls. Then that last second shot could make the difference.

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Training on how to aim for the 3 point shot was the main problem at Gull Lake for human players. Many I have saw could chuck the ball to hit around the correct height of the backboard.

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I think people are underestimating the powers of the inbounder/ human player this year! Our human player made several baskets over the course of the qualifying rounds this weekend racking up an impressive 14 points for our team, 7 of which were scored in one match, winning it for us! Teams need to watch out for these "hail-mary" shots! ;)

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Another thing is to watch for robots that can score from on the bridges after they are balanced for extra points

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That match made my day. :D

Three baskets scored out of the four he threw.
Two 2 pointers and one 3!

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Agreed some of these shots are really starting to make a difference. Our human player scored a 1pt shot over the weekend in the final seconds of a match to turn a tie into a win!