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Originally Posted by Isaac
\At the regionals I have attended, I have seen very few floor pickup machines. I don't know if this a function of strategy or difficulty of execution but it seems very rare. Although many of the powerhouse teams have the capability, they use it infrequently. It seems like after the discs in the center of the field are depleted, it is not worth the extra time and ambiguity to attempt to floor pickup. This is something I am very unsure about however, and it could have a much larger role in STL than I anticipated with teams such as 1986 and 2056 concentrating on it.
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At Detroit, Team 469 scored
lots of points with its fast and reliable floor pickup, and won the whole darn thing as Captain of the #1 alliance. I think a good floor pickup will have a place.