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Originally Posted by MICHAELABICK

I agree that you should master one thing, though I don't think many teams use shifters just for their pushing power. If you have a second speed, it allows you to gear your for a higher speed. This means that you are more effective at solving the game task. In addition however, it also allows you to be able to win many of the pushing matches you will face in eliminations. In my opinion, the shifter allows you to be a more effective scorer.

Going across the feild at 22 fps and 10 fps will not save enough time for the average team. Slower is faster in the world of FIRST. The biggest problem teams have (i would say 90%) is they think their better then they are.

Look at the last few games where both alliances put up 0 points. Most of them were to worried about shooting fast or shifting to be faster when they can't even score 1 ball/tube. 2010 is a perfect example, you could have pushed 3 balls in and hung and won over 70% of your games.