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Re: Why not to shift?

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Originally Posted by IndySam View Post
The one thing that I haven't seen mentioned that a shifting robot can give you is more precise control.

Those slow speeds give much better control to the driver when making fine movements like placing scoring pieces and the extra power is also better for overcoming scrub at lower speeds.
I thought about this after I posted.

When we competed at Ruckus and would try to line up and take shots, we would just turn REALLY slowly and hope we got a controllable speed and didn't overspin when we stopped. This would have been much easier had we had a low gear. Low speed and controlled movements. It would have helped us out A LOT.
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