[GiannaLeigh3]

I feel like throwing tubes is the best option. At the Manchester Regional we did try both throwing the tubes and feeding them, and feeding them definelty worked best for us. Throwing the tubes cut down on the time it takes to collect the tube, if they are well thrown. However, if your human player isn't that good you can get penalties for throwing the tubes out too many times. Feeding the tubes can be slower because the robot has to go all the way across the field each time. Also if you drop a tube in the feed lane, a robot might not be able to get close enough to the feed slot to collect a tube( wee noticed a few of the teams had to be basically touching the wall in order to collect the tube). If the other alliance has a robot playing defensivly it can be a real time consuming pain to get down the field and collect the tubes from the feed slots. Also, if your hand goes even the littlest bit through the slot to feed the robot a tube, it is a penalty.