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Re: What we learned from week 1
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Originally Posted by waialua359
Interesting and informative. I wonder why teams who line up to shoot while touching their pyramid aren't getting the calls from defenders that touch you.
If that's the case, how could you ever get a clear shot?
Sounds like missed calls and as you mentioned, hope those calls become more consistent.
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I wonder if it is just bad angles by the referee's. When you line up on the corner of the pyramid only the very bottom of the bumper is making contact due to the angle of the legs. The higher points of the robot have quite a bit of space. Very difficult to make the call in some cases. (Although the instance I'm thinking of involved mecanums and the shooting robot always strafed until they rocked against that pyramid leg and then aimed to shoot.  )
On a separate note... We saw 60" defenders become effective at blocking full court shooters, but we didn't see many attempt to block pyramid shooters. If the refs continue to have difficulty telling when someone is touching the pyramid we might see the defense become more bold.
*Interesting clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spyRub7z1Bw
*We had a bad battery in this match so you will see us escaping the defensive pressure in low gear instead of our normal zippy selves.
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