Well, we did actually have a LITTLE more trouble on the competition bridge, but it wasn't due to the mecanums. It was because our CG was too high. Midway through the competition we adjusted our weight distribution, and after that, we not only climbed the bridge, but balanced it successfully (alone and with a partner) several times.
The only sad thing was that we had a great strategy for achieving a triple balance with another very narrow bot (we tested it on the practice field, the two of us could actually climb the bridge side by side!) and any third bot, but neither of us were captains, and we got picked by the 6th alliance, and then the 7th picked them, splitting us up. So we never got to do it - and there was no triple balance at the Hawaii regional
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But overall it was a fantastic competition (the field system problems aside, that's another issue and we know they're working on it), our first elimination victory (we went down 2-1, but at least we won one! Last time we made it to quarters we lost 2-0), and it was great to see our bot dunking balls consistently in hybrid, picking them up, scoring, and balancing. Really rewarding to see all that hard work pay off.
So for us, next year starts tomorrow.