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Re: Strategies for Rebound Rumble

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Originally Posted by donnie99 View Post
It doesn't specifically say you can't touch the hoops, but if you damage them, it will be a penalty under the safety rules, and yes, the most is 84" on the scoring half.
Just as a note - although this already has been raised in various other threads - the dimension constraints also physically limit you from extending the robot sufficiently close enough to the hoops to contact them.

Perhaps aiming at a certain point on the rim to bounce the ball in would work - FIRST must've replaced the springs for a reason.
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