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Originally Posted by SuperNerd256
But why shoot backwards? I understand if your robot is facing the other way/driving away, however for the most part most people are going to be facing the area they'll be shooting at instead of away from it, and I doubt we'll see too many people who will be shooting while driving away from their hoops.
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No offense, but I always laugh when people use the terms forward/front and backward/rear. When you do, you are limiting your actions. Except for the act of driving itself, who cares? It's not like you are actually sitting on the robot facing the forward direction of the drivetrain and you have to look over your shoulder to shoot "backwards". Your robot can move and face in any direction. Therefore, you might want it to shoot in any direction.
In this case, perhaps you are in the process of collecting a ball. Murphy says the ball will be in the most awkward location possible. Your design decision is, can I shoot immediately, or do I need to rotate the chassis. As mentioned, a small deadzone might be acceptable. But full 180 turns to shoot might not be.