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Re: Lessons learned in all weeks.
From playing at the Peachtree Regional and making it all the way to being an alternate for the elmination rounds (we are only a second year team), having a bot that is EASY TO CONTROL is important. there were many times where we had a tube but we had a lot of trouble either putting the tube on the peg or orienting the bot on the field due to confusing controls. DO NOT CHANGE YOUR CONTROLS AFTER SHIP DATE UNLESS YOU HAVE TESTED IT IN THE OFF SEASO AND YOUR DRIVER IS PARTICULARLY GOOD WITH THEM! It cost us a regional. And make sure your bot can pick up off the floor quickly. if you can, but it takes forever, go to the feeder station. it is better to go to the station and get a tube than spend the entire match attempting to pick the same tube from the floor. CHECK YOUR BATTERIES! there were two matches where we sat there dead n the water because we hadn't bothered to check our batteries in the pit. Learn to use the kit parts as well. All of them. well. learn their features, how to use them, when, and learn to get creative.
MOST OF ALL, HAVE FUN!!!
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