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The 30 point climb is a challenge. Almost to where the points should go 5-20-40 for the three different levels. While I'm delighted to see teams "going for it", remember that it is only part of the game... chasing that last ten or twenty points might cost you more elsewhere. Consider...

Is it a better return on investment to figure out how to score all the discs into the 5 point goal and only do a level 1 hang?

It it a better return on investment to practice autonomous and have a pick-up system to allow you to score five extra discs during auto and only do a level 1 hang?

Is it a better return on investment to finish a week early and get copious amounts of driver practice in?

I'd never say don't go for it... but never lose sight of what else you could be doing with the time and resources available to you. From personal experience our "best" years were the ones where we decided to be good at one thing rather than so-so at everything.

Jason

P.S. To those looking at pneumatics... remember that you can use surgical tubing/springs in parallel with your cylinder. Start the match with the cylinder extended, and then retract it... you'll only need about half the air for that first pull... maybe none at all if you do it right.